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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 Of a good conscience, which is that powerful work of the Spirit, Gal. 5.22. in the regenerate, when by the endeavour to approve themselves unto God, by doing those things that the Law requireth, Act. 24.16 Hebr. 13.18, This is here meant, and it consisteth in two things. 1 The abstaining from evil, all things offensive to God, and hurtful to man. 2 The doing of good; for those two must always be joined together, to make up this breastplate, Psal 119.3.
2 Of a good conscience, which is that powerfull worke of the Spirit, Gal. 5.22. in the regenerate, when by the endeauor to approoue themselues vnto God, by doing those things that the Law requireth, Act. 24.16 Hebr. 13.18, This is heere meant, and it consisteth in two things. 1 The abstaining from euill, all things offensiue to God, and hurtfull to man. 2 The doing of good; for those two must alwaies be ioyned together, to make vp this brestplate, Psal 119.3.
2 The second point to be considered, is how fitly the grace is resembled to the metaphor.
The word [Greek or Hebrew] here used, signifieth that part of the body, wherein are contained the vital parts, the heart, lungs, liver, &c. which being wounded, there is no hope of life, from the neck to the midst, or to the navel. Hence is the word also used for that piece of the armour that covereth this part. The use then of of a breastplate, is to keep the vital parts from being mortally wounded, that a man be not stricken down without recovery. The same use hath righteousness, to keep the soul, from being deadly wounded with the darts of the devil, that the poison thereof do not pierce through the very heart and life of grace, and quite extinguish it. For sin, and nothing else is that