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

To this he answers, it is true it is hidden, that the¹ world seeth not this salvation, and hidden from you, that is, that you have not such a feeling of it, as you shall have. And yet as a thing hidden, that it shall be seen.

To this he answers, it is true it is hidden, that the¹ world seeth not this saluation, and hidden from you, that is, that you haue not such a feeling of it, as you shall haue. And yet as a thing hidden, that it shall be seene.

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Hope is of things, that are not present, then seeing our salvation is by hope, therefore we shall receive¹ it. Things that do scarce appear, yet they are, so of this, Cant. 1. look not on my blackness: it is true that I am black, despised in the world, yet I am comely, and like the trees of Cedar, and the tents of the Arabians, which tents were to be removed when they had dwelt a while in a place, yet I am as fair as those in the curtains of Solomon.

Hope is of things, that are not present, then seing our saluation is by hope, therefore we shall receiue¹ it. Things that doe scarse appeare, yet they are, so of this, Cant. 1. looke not on my blackenesse: it is true that I am blacke, despised in the world, yet I am comely, and like the trees of Cedar, and the tents of the Arabians, which tents were to be remoued when they had dwelt a while in a place, yet I am as faire as those in the curtaines of Salomon.