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

Doctrine All that are true Christians are persuaded of the love of God towards us in CHRIST, and do by hope ⟨p. 99⟩expect and look for the enjoying & fruition of that favour, which is eternal life. And therefore it standeth with us to examine our selves, whether we have this hope & expectation, whether we long & desire after it, and breath after it, as the Hart after the waters, being smitten; so whether we do breath & long for everlasting life. Let us examine, whether if we might enjoy¹ all the comforts of the world, & pleasures of this life, up to the knees, whether we would desire to live and continue in them? then be we sure that we have not the hope of everlasting life, & those heavenly joys, & then be we sure we never believed aright. For it is a token that if we be thus nailed to the earth, we have not felt how good Christ is: for if we did, we would contemn all these things to enjoy him and live with him.

Doctrine All that are true Christians are perswaded of the loue of God towards vs in CHRIST, and do by hope ⟨p. 99⟩expect and looke for the enioying & fruition of that fauour, which is eternall life. And therfore it standeth with vs to examine our selues, whether we haue this hope & expectation, whether we long & desire after it, and breath after it, as the Hart after the waters, being smittē; so whether we do breath & long for euerlasting life. Let vs examine, whether if we might enioy¹ all the comforts of the world, & pleasures of this life, vp to the knees, whether we would desire to liue and continue in thē? then be we sure that we haue not the hope of euerlasting life, & those heauenly ioyes, & then be we sure we neuer beleeued aright. For it is a tokē that if we be thus nayled to the earth, we haue not felt how good Christ is: for if we did, we would contemne all these things to enioy him and liue with him.

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