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Three treatises tending to awaken secure sinners
Three treatises tending to awaken secure sinners by Richard Baxter.
London : To be sold by John Rothwell ..., 1656
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.
And therefore the Vulgar adds the Epithet [magno] & the Arabic [pretioso] as Beza notes; as agreeing to that of 1 Pet. 1. 18. I see not but we may suppose the Apostle to respect both the purchase and the greatness of the price; as Grotius and some others do, [Glorify God] that is, by using your bodies and souls wholly for him, and abstaining from those lusts which do dishonour him. The Vulgar adds [& portate] q. d. bear God about in your hearts, and let his spirit dwell with you instead of lust. But this addition is contrary to all our Greek Copies. Grotius thinks that some Copies had [[Greek or Hebrew]] and thence some unskilful scribe did put [[Greek or Hebrew]] however it seems that reading was very ancient, when not only Austin. but Cyprian and Tertullian followed it, as Beza noteth. The last words [and in your spirit, which are Gods] are out of all the old Latin Translations, and therefore its like out of the Greek, which they used: But they are in all the present Greek Copies, except our M. S. as also in the Syriac and Arabic version.
And therefore the Vulgar adds the Epithet [magno] & the Arabick [pretioso] as Beza notes; as agreeing to that of 1 Pet. 1. 18. I see not but we may supose the Apostle to respect both the purchase and the greatness of the price; as Grotius and some others do, [Glorifie God] that is, by using your bodies and souls wholly for him, and abstaining from those lusts which do dishonour him. The Vulgar adds [& portate] q. d. beare God about in your hearts, and let his spirit dwell with you instead of lust. But this addition is contrary to all our Greek Copies. Grotius thinks that some Copies had [〈non-Latin alphabet〉] and thence some unskillful scribe did put [〈non-Latin alphabet〉] however it seems that reading was very antient, when not only Austin. but Cyprian and Tertullian followed it, as Beza noteth. The last words [and in your spirit, which are Gods] are out of all the old Latin Traslations, and therefore its like out of the Greek, which they used: But they are in all the present Greek Copies, except our M. S. as also in the Syriack and Arabick version.