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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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Doct. 2 It is not sufficient for Christians to put on a piece of this armour; but all must be put on, that is, we ⟨p. 127⟩must have all the needful & sanctifying graces of Gods Spirit, Ephes. 4.15, 24. We are exhorted to put on the whole new man. Now these graces are as members of this n•w man; wherefore, as in natural bodies there is a proportional growth of all members in the body, and if all the growth be in the head, or in the legs, &c. that man may be called a monster: so must we grow and increase in all spiritual graces together, and not in one alone; for if there be all faith, and no charity, great knowledge, and no obedience, much devotion, but little discretion: there is some corrupt humour, that thus turneth all the nourishment to one part.
Doct. 2 It is not sufficient for Christians to put on a piece of this armour; but all must be put on, that is, we ⟨p. 127⟩must haue all the needfull & sanctifying graces of Gods Spirit, Ephes. 4.15, 24. We are exhorted to put on the whole new man. Now these graces are as members of this n•w man; wherefore, as in naturall bodies there is a proportionall growth of all members in the body, and if all the growth be in the head, or in the legges, &c. that man may be called a monster: so must we grow and increase in all spirituall graces together, and not in one alone; for if there be all faith, and no charity, great knowledge, and no obedience, much deuotion, but little discretion: there is some corrupt humour, that thus turneth all the nourishment to one part.
Object. But is it possible that one man should have all graces?