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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
A commentary upon the epistle of Saint Paul written to the Colossians. Preached by Thomas Cartwright, and now published for the further use of the Church of GodA commentary vpon the epistle of Saint Paule written to the Colossians. Preached by Thomas Cartwright, and now published for the further vse of the Church of God
London: printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This secret and hid wisdom of God we see in this. For 1. it seemeth a strange thing that all men should fall and become the members of Satan, and yet that out of Satan's hands he would take his children, this was a strange thing, and a wonderful mystery, and wisdom, to show his love to them the more 2. It is a strange and a hid thing that God should give his Son to dye, yet it is a singular mystery, to show the hatred of sin, and love of his children, that he abased his Son for their sake.
This secret and hid wisedome of God we see in this. For 1. it seemeth a strange thing that all men should fall and become the membres of Satan, and yet that out of Satans hands he would take his children, this was a strange thing, and a wonderfull mistery, and wisedome, to shew his loue to them the more 2. It is a strange and a hid thing that God should giue his Sonne to dye, yet it is a singuler mistery, to shew the hatred of sinne, and loue of his children, that he abased his sonne for their sake.
3. Again it is a strange thing, that God should suffer his children to be afflicted in this life, and the wicked to have ease and peace; and the godly to go to heaven, by hell, to honour, by dishonour &c. But it was that they might know their own infirmities, and also the better have a feeling of the comforts, that it might be the sweeter. 4. Again, a great mystery that the Lord, to the building of the excellent work of the Church should choose such weak instruments, and such poor means, as fishermen &c.
3. Againe it is a strange thing, that God should suffer his children to be afflicted in this life, and the wicked to haue ease and peace; and the godly to go to heauen, by hell, to honour, by dishonour &c. But it was that they might know their owne infirmities, and also the better haue a feeling of the comforts, that it might be the sweeter. 4. Againe, a great mistery that the Lord, to the building of the excellent worke of the Church should choose such weake instruments, and such poore meanes, as fishermen &c.