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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.
Another argument of the truth of the Gospel he proveth by the fruits, for the Gospel will show it self by the fruits.
Another argument of the truth of the Gospell he proueth by the fruits, for the Gospell will shew it selfe by the fruits.
Objection. And they will object hereby that we have not the Gospel, for where (say they) is your fruits? In the time of the Popish religion there was more alms and not so much wickedness, as among the Protestants.
Obiection. And they will obiect hereby that we haue not the Gospell, for where (say they) is your fruits? In the time of the Popish religion there was more almes and not so much wickednesse, as among the Protestantes.
Solution. Answer. Would to God they could not too rightly object that to us But yet they cannot hereby prove our Gospel to be none, or not the true Gospel. For in the time of Popery, they lived in ignorance in palpable & Egiptiacall darkness, wherein small sins could not be seen to be sins. Great sins as blasphemy, infidelity &c. were no sins. For there was no liberty in reading of the word. Now the light of the Gospel discovereth sins that are committed under it, which in time of ignorance were not thought nor known to be sins. Again we wish it might be found more truly; That if the sin in time of the Gospel be punished under the Gospel, then the Gospel is quit and free from that accusation. Now by the Gospel, the Gospel appointeth the sins committed under it to be punished, and so much the more sharply, as because in the light they have been committed. And therefore those, that have the charge in the common wealth, and the Ministers are more earnestly to perform that duty more carefully for the credit of the Gospel. The Ministers ought to inveigh the more vehemently against sin and to reprove it out of the word of God, and the Magistrates to see it more severely punished. Thirdly our Gospel is proved indeed to be the Gospel, because that in the Gospel