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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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The reason why they brought not their sick, till the Sun was down, was, because the Jews did hold the works of mercy unlawful to be done on the Sabbath day, as Mat. 12.2, 10. Luk. 13.14. & 14.2. Joh. 5.9, 10. Joh. 9.16. therefore in regard ⟨p. 133⟩hereof they bring them not till the Evening, their Sabbath then ending, as they thought. Where note we, that superstition makes men neglect their own good, and the good of their friends. Christ might have been gone away to some other place, or have taken himself to his rest, and would not cure them, and other casualties might have come between. For superstition blindeth the judgement, that it cannot discern between things convenient and unconuenient, but wholly doteth on the thing conceited. We shall avoid so dangerous a thing, if we attend to the Word, and look that those things which we maintain, be grounded upon the Word of God: Heb. 13.9.
The reason why they brought not their sicke, till the Sunne was downe, was, because the Iewes did hold the workes of mercy vnlawfull to be done on the Sabbath day, as Mat. 12.2, 10. Luk. 13.14. & 14.2. Ioh. 5.9, 10. Ioh. 9.16. therefore in regard ⟨p. 133⟩hereof they bring them not till the Euening, their Sabbath then ending, as they thought. Where note we, that superstition makes men neglect their owne good, and the good of their friends. Christ might haue been gone away to some other place, or haue taken himselfe to his rest, and would not cure them, and other casualties might haue come betweene. For superstition blindeth the iudgement, that it cannot discerne betweene things conuenient and vnconuenient, but wholly doteth on the thing conceited. Wee shall auoide so dangerous a thing, if we attend to the Word, and looke that those things which we maintaine, bee grounded vpon the Word of God: