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

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.

That it is called the new man, as that which maketh a man a new, though he be but yong: & though ⟨p. 188⟩he be an old man, yet by this meanes an old man is made a new man, if he haue piety and godlinesse in him, it maketh him to florish and bud againe; though his hand faile him, yet if he haue the hand of faith, if his •oot faile him, yet if he haue the foot of holinesse and righteousnesse to walke to heauen, he is in an excellent estate. Whereas contrariwise, he that is yong, and is not regenerate, is an old man: and therefore he that is both vn-regenerate and old in body, he is in a pittifull case.