§. 8. And the very Controversial Epistles of St. Paul that were written to confute Seducers, were written by the same spirit, and go the same way. The sum of all is, Repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ: The doctrine of faith in Christ, and the abrogation of the burdensome Ceremonious Jewish Law, and that the Gentiles •ere not bound to keep it, is the sum of his doctrine. […] summeth up all the Law in LOVE, Rom. 13. ••d in living soberly, righteously and godly in the world, following the spirit, and mortifying the lusts of the flesh, living a holy and heavenly life in love and unity and peace. And whereas pride and ignorance then began the dividing way, and condemning Christians for tolerable differences, he oft and plainly reproveth and confuteth this: But most fully and purposely to the Romans, Chap. 14. & 15. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations (or not to judge his doubtful thoughts) instancing in differences about meats and days; Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth; for God hath received him: Who art thou that judgest another mans servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth: Yea, he shall be holden up, for God is able to make him stand. Let every man be fully persuaded (or assured) in his own mind: He that regardeth a day, regardeth ⟨p. 148⟩it to the Lord, &c. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgement-seat of Christ. Let us not therefore judge one another any more? but judge this rather that no man put a stumbling block in his brothers way—If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably: Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ dyed.—For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things that make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for that man that eateth with offence.
§. 8. And the very Controversal Epistles of St. Paul that were written to confute Seducers, were written by the same spirit, and go the same way. The summ of all is, Repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ: The doctrine of faith in Christ, and the abrogation of the burdensome Ceremonious Jewish Law, and that the Gentiles •ere not bound to keep it, is the summ of his doctrine. 〈…〉 summeth up all the Law in LOVE, Rom. 13. ••d in living soberly, righteously and godly in the •orld, following the spirit, and mortifying the lusts of the flesh, living a holy and heavenly life in love and unity and peace. And whereas pride and ignorance then began the dividing way, and condemning Christians for tolerable differences, he oft and plainly reproveth and confuteth this: But most fully and purposely to the Romans, Chap. 14. & 15. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations (or not to judge his doubtful thoughts) instancing in differences about meats and dayes; Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth; for God hath received him: Who art thou that judgest another mans servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth: Yea, he shall be holden up, for God is able to make him stand. Let every man be fully perswaded (or assured) in his own mind: He that regardeth a day, regardeth ⟨p. 148⟩it to the Lord, &c. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgement-seat of Christ. Let us not therefore judge one another any more? but judge this rather that no man put a stumbling block in his brothers way—If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably: Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ dyed.—For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things that make for peace, and things wherewith one may edifie another. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for that man that eateth with offence.
