A26981:914
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.
18, 19. Note, Christ knew the Order of the commandments; but named the Fifth and the Tenth by themselves, as being of special note; the Fifth for Government it self, and the Ninth, the summary of the Second Table. For, Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self, ⟨image 28⟩If, is that which is meant by, Thou shalt not covet thy Neighbours, &c. that is, not by self-love want love to him, and draw from him to thy self, or oppose his good.
20. The young man saith, All these have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet.
20. Note, No doubt but he had broken these commands, especially the last: but he judged by his freedom from the gross acts of sin.
21. Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.