This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1623 Excerpt: ... Now (faith he ) jee are full, now yee are rich, new jee haue reigned as Kings without we arefoolesfor Christs fake, but yeexare wife in Christ; 1 we are weake, but yet are strings yee are honour able, but we are demised. Some ra learned men doe hold, that this and such like ironicall "derisions, are the perccme, that ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1623 Excerpt: ... Now (faith he ) jee are full, now yee are rich, new jee haue reigned as Kings without we arefoolesfor Christs fake, but yeexare wife in Christ; 1 we are weake, but yet are strings yee are honour able, but we are demised. Some ra learned men doe hold, that this and such like ironicall "derisions, are the perccme, that all Pauls Epistles arc no: tempered with such mildnelle, as you haue ignorantly and rashly affirmed, (as is there were not so much, as any taste of tartnctle or sharpnesse in them at all ) But that Paul retaining his Apostolicall liberty (sometimes to smite with his rod of rebuke and censure, as well as to speakein the spirit os meekn else) did not only himselse (inflamed with holy and heauenly zeale) rebuke (harply, reproch bitterly, and reprouegricuously $ but did also charge V others of Gods Ministers seuerely ( as occasion should require) so to doe. And all this he did with a wise heart, and mercifull hand, to humble the people of God, not to discourage them, for x edification, not vnto destruction, to make them sound ia judgement, and hoJy in affection and conuejfation. Now, whereas you fay further, "Thatthere is tit "forme of Commandementin the Spistles, no penalty, no "vrging of the Mor all Law, nay notso much at any alln"fion vnto Moses Law, or the Ten (fommandements t I fay no more, butlet vs search the records, and the very sight of the Euidencc will I hope coauince your conscience of too much blindnesse and boldnelsc in these also. Turncme therefore s pray you, vnto I Tim 6. I? giue thee charge in the fight of C-od, whoejukkneth all things, and before lefus Christ, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession, that thou keepe this Commandement without spot, vnrebukeable vnfill the commingof our Lord le...
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