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The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Now Christ doth exceedingly love his Church, we are said to be the dearly beloved of his soul, Jer. 12.7. and read here, he loves us beyond all expressions, so God loved the World, Joh. 3.16. so Christ he loves us beyond all conceptions, Ephes. 3.19. it is a love which passeth knowledge.
Now Christ doth exceedingly love his Church, wee are said to bee the dearly beloved of his soul, Jer. 12.7. and read here, hee loves us beyond all expressions, so God loved the World, Joh. 3.16. so Christ hee loves us beyond all conceptions, Ephes. 3.19. it is a love which passeth knowledge.
In the former verse the Apostle went about to measure this love, height, depth, breadth, length.
But he found his line too short, his measure would not reach, therefore he concludes it a love beyond all knowledge.
But hee found his line too short, his measure would not reach, therefore hee concludes it a love beyond all knowledge.