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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.
Specially when you cannot truly charge them, take heed you lye not one against another, but putting off, as an old and rotten garment, the old man, which you bring from your mothers womb, with the actions thereof, as it were so many tatters.
Specially when you cannot truly charge them, take heed you lye not one against another, but putting off, as an old and rotten garment, the old man, which you bring from your mothers wombe, with the actions thereof, as it were so many tatters.
Now least being found naked you be ashamed, put on, as a new and comely garment, the new man: which if you ask what it is, it is the same part which is renewed in you, to the likeness of him that made you: which likeness consisteth in the knowledge of God.
Now least being found naked you bee ashamed, put on, as a new and comely garment, the new man: which if you aske what it is, it is the same part which is renued in you, to the likenesse of him that made you: which likenesse consisteth in the knowledge of God.
Whereby shall come to pass, that howsoever the false teachers place in it being a Jew, rather than being a Gentile, circumcised, rather uncircumcised: & the opinion of the common sort is, that the Barbarian, & Scythian is in a far worse case then the Roman, and the servant but a beast, in respect of the free-man: yet with God there is no difference, seeing CHRIST, whom by a new birth they have put on, is in all, and is all that God respecteth, and accepteth of.
Whereby shall come to passe, that howsoeuer the false teachers place in it being a Iew, rather thā being a Gentile, circumcised, rather vncircumcised: & the opinion of the common sort is, that the Barbarian, & Scythian is in a farre worse case then the Romane, and the seruant but a beast, in respect of the free-man: yet with God there is no difference, seeing CHRIST, whom by a new birth they haue put on, is in all, and is all that God respecteth, and accepteth of.