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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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This instruction briefly ministers unto every one matter of humiliation, to consider our weakness and baseness, which ought to be unto us as the black feet unto Peacocks, to make us pluck down our stately feathers, and high minds.
This instruction briefly ministers vnto euery one matter of humiliation, to consider our weakenesse and basenesse, which ought to be vnto vs as the blacke feet vnto Peacockes, to make vs plucke downe our stately feathers, and high minds.
Secondly, in his disposition; first inward.
Is of the earth.] That is, he is wholly earthly minded, and carnally affected. This teacheth un•o us first, that man naturally savoureth of nothing but earthly things, in all the parts both of soul and body. Take an instance in his understanding, and we shall see it naturally carried unto carnal and sensual constructions. Hence the Jews did expound the Prophecies of earthly things, dreaming of an earthly Kingdom of Christ, as also the Disciples did. Hence the Capernaites dreamed of a carnal eating of Christs flesh, Joh. 6.52. Hence it was, that when Christ spake of doing his Fathers will, which he accounted his meat and drink, the Disciples interpreted it of earthly food, Joh. 4.33. So when Christ spake to the Woman of Samaria of the water of life, she understood it of the water of Jacobs Well, Joh. 4.11. So was Nicodemus his understanding altogether carnal in the matter of Regeneration, though he were a great Doctor.