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 second part of the exhortation to quickening: put on the new man: where regeneration and newness of life is compared to a new garment, which is to be laboured to be put on of us, because it pleaseth God, and his holy Angels, and Saints.

The second part of the exhortation to quickning: put on the new man: where regeneration and newnesse of life is compared to a new garment, which is to be laboured to be put on of vs, because it pleaseth God, and his holy Angels, and Saints.

And if we desire ornaments to deck our selves before men, much more to deck our selves with those ornaments, which may be acceptable before God. And therefore these are said in the Proverbs to be ornaments, habiliments, precious, chains, bracelets &c.

And if we desire ornaments to decke our selues before men, much more to decke our selues with those ornaments, which may be acceptable before God. And therefore these are said in the Prouerbs to be ornaments, abiliments, precious, chaines, bracelets &c.

That it is called the new man, as that which maketh a man a new, though he be but young: & though ⟨p. 188⟩he be an old man, yet by this means an old man is made a new man, if he have piety and godliness in him, it maketh him to flourish and bud again; though his hand fail him, yet if he have the hand of faith, if his •oot fail him, yet if he have the foot of holiness and righteousness to walk to heaven, he is in an excellent estate. Whereas contrariwise, he that is young, and is not regenerate, is an old man: and therefore he that is both un-regenerate and old in body, he is in a pitiful case.