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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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2. That he was equal with God. And so though they were malicious enemies of Christ yet more truly did they observe and conceive his meaning, then many heretics have done.
2. That he was equall with God. And so though they were malicious enemies of Christ yet more truly did they obserue and conceiue his meaning, then many heretickes haue done.
3. A third is this▪ That he that unjustly makes himself the son of God is worthy of death. This is a sound collection and herein they go beyond the Papists in tolerating the Pope, who maketh himself God, taking unto him his Titles, Attributes, and Authority.
3. A third is this▪ That he that vniustly makes himselfe the sonne of God is worthy of death. This is a sound collection and herein they go beyond the Papists in tolerating the Pope, who maketh himselfe God, taking vnto him his Titles, Attributes, and Authority.
All this serves to amplify and aggravate their malice, that thus perceiving his meaning, and not being able to charge him with untruth and collusion that he had at any time used, yet notwithstanding they would without any further trial, rashly accuse and condemn him of blasphemy, and seek to slay him. Worse then Pilate, who hearing that Christ never said but truth, was afraid to meddle with Christ, when he heard that he called himself the Son of God. John 19.7.8.13.
All this serues to amplifie and aggrauate their malice, that thus perceiuing his meaning, and not being able to charge him with vntruth and collusion that he had at any time vsed, yet notwithstanding they would without any further triall, rashly accuse and condemne him of blasphemie, and seeke to slay him. Worse then Pilate, who hearing that Christ neuer sayd but truth, was afraid to meddle with Christ, when hee heard that he called himselfe the Sonne of God.