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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. The graces whereby we are defended, are not from our selves, but from another, 1 Cor. 4.7 Jam. 1.17.
Doct. The graces whereby wee are defended, are not from our selues, but from another, 1 Cor. 4.7 Iam. 1.17.
Nature gives unto brute beasts wherewith to defend themselves, so •oo•e as they ar• brought forth, and so they grow up needing no other; but it is not so with ma•: we are borne naked, and without all defence for our bodies, needing apparel, and weapons to defend us: So are we likewise in respect of our souls, utterly void of a•l gr•ce power a•d ability, to keep our selves from the assaults o• our enemies: see Ezek. 16.4 &c. Wherefore we a•e to get unto us this spiritual a•mour. So much for th• d••ection.
Nature giues vnto brute beasts wherewith to d•fend themselu•s, so ooe as they ar brought foorth, and so they grow vp needing no othr; but it is not so with ma: we are borne naked, and without all defence for our bodies, needing apparell, and wapons to defend vs: So are we likewse in espect of our soules, vtterly voyd of al grce power ad ability, to keepe our selues from the assaus o our enemies: see