A commentary upon the epistle of Saint Paul written to the Colossians. PreachedA commentary vpon the epistle of Saint Paule written to the Colossians. Preached

This of the first point, the next is, that they walk worthy of God: this is another point of Christianity and a far greater, for knowledge indeed is necessary, but with it must be joined practise, without which knowledge is unprofitable, nay rather hurtful. And it may be said that a man knows so much in Christianity, ¹as he practiseth, if ye be learned any whit in the school of CHRIST, ye have learned this, to lay down the old man, the flesh and rags of the ⟨p. 41⟩old corruption, and put on the new robes of holiness, showing that nothing is learned without practise: for when men see you practise nothing, they say you have learned nothing of the Minister. The Prophet, speaking of Zion, set on a Mountain, in the² time of the Gospel, saith: they shall exhort one another to go up, why? To hear: and to what end? to walk in the way, we are taught. So that we are in Christianity to know how we may practise. Indeed in some knowledge, as of the Arts, &c. knowledge may be profitable without practise, but in matters of God and godliness, it is nothing, without practise. The practise of a Christian is set out

This of the first point, the next is, that they walke worthy of God: this is another point of Christianity and a farre greater, for knowledge indeed is necessary, but with it must bee ioined practise, without which knowledge is vnprofitable, nay rather hurtful. And it may be said that a man knowes so much in Christianity, ¹as he practiseth, if yee bee learned any whit in the schoole of CHRIST, yee haue learned this, to lay downe the old man, the flesh and ragges of the ⟨p. 41⟩old corruption, and put on the new roabes of holinesse, shewing that nothing is learned without practize: for when men see you practise nothing, they say you haue learned nothing of the Minister. The Prophet, speaking of Sion, set on a Mountaine, in the² time of the Gospell, saith: they shall exhort one another to go vp, why? To heare: and to what end? to walke in the way, we are taught. So that we are in Christianity to know how we may practize. Indeed in some knowledge, as of the Artes, &c. knowledge may bee profitable without practise, but in matters of God and godlinesse, it is nothing, without practise. The practise of a Christian is set out