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Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…
Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life of Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn: by Edward Reynolds, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1631
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Secondly, we are to note, That amongst Christians divine works may be done morally and merely [Greek or Hebrew], according to the course of the places and times which a man lives in. Such were Saint Pauls services before his Conversion, which therefore he esteemed but dung, and suffered the loss of them, for a man may do good things, and yet when he hath done lose them all, 2. Joh. vers. 8. Nay they may be done profanely, as Balaam's blessing of Israel, and the false brethren's preaching, out of envy and ill will. Phil. 1. 15. 16. And moral things may be done spiritually and divinely; such were the Alms of the Churches1 of Macedonia to the Saints, that which they did they did as unto God, which made them ready to consecrate not only their substance, but themselves to the service of the Saints. Such was the contribution of the Philippians towards the necessities of Saint Paul, it was2 done with an eye to God, in which respect the Apostle calls it a sacrifice of a sweet savour, well pleasing unto God. The Good was intended unto Paul, but the service was directed unto God.
Secondly, we are to note, That amongst Christians divine workes may be done morally and meerely 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, according to the course of the places and times which a man lives in. Such were Saint Pauls services before his Conversion, which therefore he esteemed but dung, and suffered the losse of them, for a man may do good things, and yet when he hath done lose them all, 2. Ioh. vers. 8. Nay they may be done profanely, as Balaams blessing of Israel, and the false brethrens preaching, out of envy and ill will. Phil. 1. 15. 16. And morall things may be done spiritually and divinely; such were the Almes of the Churches1 of Macedonia to the Saints, that which they did they did as unto God, which made them ready to consecrate not onely their substance, but themselves to the service of the Saints. Such was the contribution of the Philippians towards the necessities of Saint Paul, it was