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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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The party cured, was Simons wives mother. Where we may note, that Christ thought it not an unfit thing to take a married man for his Disciple. But some object against this, and say, that by a wise, 1. Cor. 9.5. is meant another woman? which is both slanderous and ridiculous. See Heb. 13.4. in all, marriage is honourable, and in Ministers: 1. Tim. 3.5. 1. Tim. 4.3:
The party cured, was Simons wiues mother. Where wee may note, that Christ thought it not an vnfit thing to take a married man for his Disciple. But some obiect against this, and say, that by a wise, 1. Cor. 9.5. is meant another woman? which is both slanderous and rediculous. See Heb. 13.4. in all, marriage is honourable, and in Ministers: 1. Tim. 3.5. 1. Tim. 4.3:
Secondly, in that Peter had a careful respect of his wives mother, we learn, that husbands and wives should have a pious respect of the parents each of other, as appears in Ruth to Naomi, and Moses to Jethro. The reason of it, is the Law of marriage, Gen. 2. by which bond they are to extend their affection to the parents of one another. Secondly, this is a great means to breed love and kindness between themselves, when the one seeth how much the other respecteth his friends.