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An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustratedAn analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated
An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applied by their uses for a further progress in holiness / by ... William Ames ...An analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applyed by their uses for a further progresse in holinesse / by ... William Ames ...
London: printed by E.G. for John Rothwell, 1641London: printed by E.G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1641
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Doct. 8. In the Gospel there appears such graciousness and goodness of God, that it stirs up all the faithful, to an earnest desire thereof.
Doct. 8. In the Gospell there appeares such graciousnesse and goodnesse of God, that it stirres up all the faithfull, to an earnest desire thereof.
This is gathered from the 3. verse▪ that the Lord is gracious: Where by God we are to understand Christ, as it appears by the following words: by graciousness we are to understand ⟨p. 40⟩that grace which is revealed in the Gospel, as it evidently appears by the connection of this verse, with that which went before. So Tit. 3. 4.
This is gathered from the 3. verse▪ that the Lord is gracious: Where by God we are to understand Christ, as it appeares by the following words: by gratiousnesse we are to understand ⟨p. 40⟩that grace which is revealed in the Gospell, as it evidently appeares by the connexion of this verse, with that which went before. So Tit. 3. 4.
Reas. 1. Because this glorious grace of God, which brings salvation unto men by Christ, is the subject matter and argument of the Gospel.