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 Apostle doth not here shut out all men, even those that are aliens from the house of God, for the Jews, Turks &c. are our neighbours and of our flesh, as the Apostle saith, and therefore to be prayed for. Here we are to examine our selves whether we have true love or no, Viz. if we love the Saints Viz. those that are joined to us in the bond of Christianity: for our love is usually so strait laced, that it cannot go from our selves, and if it go to our wives and those in our house: yet so poor it is, that it cannot go out of our doors over our threshold, where as we are to love others, even ⟨p. 21⟩those that hate us, to speak well of those that speak ill of us.¹

The Apostle doth not here shut out all men, euen those that are aliens from the house of God, for the Iewes, Turkes &c. are our neighbours and of our flesh, as the Apostle saith, and therefore to be prayed for. Here we are to examine our selues whether we haue true loue or no, Viz. if we loue the Saints Ʋiz. those that are ioyned to vs in the bond of Christianitie: for our loue is vsually so strait laced, that it cannot goe from our selues, and if it goe to our wiues and those in our house: yet so poore it is, that it cannot goe out of our doores ouer our threshold, where as we are to loue others, euen ⟨p. 21⟩those that hate vs, to speake well of those that speake ill of vs.¹

1. 1Math. 5.

And our love must be to all the Saints, to the poor aswell as to the rich, whom Saint James meeteth with and sayeth: If a poor man, though of the true religion, come in, he is bid to go behind the door and to sit at our foot-stool; if one rich he is