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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 mystery is, that we suffer not any thing to hinder us in our course and work that we go about; this is not meant of such things that are unlawful and wicked, but of those that be lawful, good, and as needful as our apparel, that if we observe any hinderance to proceed from them in our holy course, to be careful to remove it, which as it is meant; Jer. 1.17. Luk. 12 35. 1. Pet. 1.13. So without a metaphor it is plainly expressed; Heb. 12.1.
The mysterie is, that wee suffer not any thing to hinder vs in our course and worke that we goe about; this is not meant of such things that are vnlawfull and wicked, but of those that be lawfull, good, and as needfull as our apparrell, that if we obserue any hinderance to proceede from them in our holy course, to be carefull to remooue it, which as it is meant; Ier. 1.17. Luk. 12 35. 1. Pet. 1.13. So without a metaphor it is plainely expressed; Heb. 12.1.
For it is a point of wisdom, when we aim at any thing to remove all impediments, or else we venture the loss of the thing we aim at.
For it is a point of wisedome, when wee aime at any thing to remooue all impediments, or else we venture the losse of the thing we aime at.