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

The fruit of Circumcision and Baptism, is the putting off the body of sin. It is the use of the Scripture to compare sin to filthy garments, or nakedness, Apoc 3. Buy of me garments to cover thy nakedness: So it is with us, that if we have not the righteousness off CHRIST, we are naked, or else clothed with the rags of sin: And therefore as men are ashamed to come into the presence of others naked or in filthy rags. For as Joseph might not come¹ before the King, before his prison clothes were taken off. And are we not to be much more ashamed, to come into the presence of the Lord in our sins, which are far more loathsome to God, then any filthy rags to man?

The fruite of Circumcision and Baptisme, is the putting off the body of sinne. It is the vse of the Scripture to compare sinne to filthy garments, or nakednesse, Apoc 3. Buy of me garments to couer thy nakednesse: So it is with vs, that if we haue not the righteousnesse off CHRIST, we are naked, or else clothed with the ragges of sinne: And therefore as men are ashamed to come into the presence of others naked or in filthy ragges. For as Ioseph might not come¹ before the King, before his prison clothes were taken off. And are we not to be much more ashamed, to come into the presence of the Lord in our sinnes, which are farre more loathsome to God, then any filthy ragges to man?

1. 1Gen. 4. 14.

Again our state of Christianity is compared to a¹ race, which was used among the Romans, where in their exercises, to the end they might be more light to run the race better, or to do any other exercises, they used to put of their cloths, so far as with honesty they might, that they should be no burden or hinderance unto them: Even so sin being a greater burden