A26981:453
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and…A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and…
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for B. Simmons, 1685
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.
16. It is not a life or ease and worldly preferment, or man-pleasing that I send you on; but as sheep in the midst of many Wolves, such enmity against the Gospel and godliness is in the corrupt nature and interest of man, and specially of the obdurate, that instead of thankful entertaining you and your message, they will tear and devour you, if God do not restrain them. Therefore be wise to carry your selves inoffensively and cautiously, preserving your selves by lawful means; but be ye harmless and innocent that they may have no just accusation against you; and use no unlawful means: Sheep and Doves are no good fighters against Wolves and Hawks.
16. It is not a life or ease and worldly preferment, or man-pleasing that I send you on; but as sheep in the midst of many Wolves, such enmity against the Gospel and godliness is in the corrupt nature and interest of man, and specially of the obdurate, that instead of thankful entertaining you and your message, they will tear and devour you, if God do not restrain them. Therefore be wise to carry your selves inoffensively and cautelously, preserving your selves by lawful means; but be ye harmless and innocent that they may have no just accusation against you; and use no unlawfull means: Sheep and Doves are no good fighters against Wolves and Hawks.
17. But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their Synagogues. 18. And ye shall be brought before governors and ⟨image 17⟩kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
17. But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their Synagogues. 18. And ye shall be brought before governours and ⟨image 17⟩kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.