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The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…
The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of all believers by John Bunyan ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1688
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.
How will Men stand for that Honour that by Superiors is given to them, expecting, and using all things, to wit, Actions, and Carriages so, as that thereby their Grandeur may be maintained. And, saith Christ, ye call me Master and Lord, and ye say well, for so I am, Joh. 13.13. Christ Jesus our Lord would have us exercise our selves in the Knowledge of his glorious Offices and Relative Titles; because of the Advantage that we get by the Knowledge of them, and the Reverence of, and Love to him that they beget in our Hearts. The Disciple, saith the Text, whom Jesus loved, said unto Peter, It is the Lord. And when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord: He girt his Fishers Coat unto him (for he was naked) and did cast himself into the Sea: And the other Disciples came in a little Ship, to wit, to Shore to wait upon their Lord, Chap. 21. The very naming of him under the Title of Lord, bowed their Hearts forthwith to come with Joint-readiness to wait upon him. Let this also learn us to distinguish Christs Offices a•d Titles, not to confound them: For he exerciseth those Offices and beareth those Titles for great Reason, and to our Commodity.
How will Men stand for that Honour that by Superiors is given to them, expecting, and using all things, to wit, Actions, and Carriages so, as that thereby their Grandure may be maintained. And, saith Christ, ye call me Master and Lord, and ye say well, for so I am, Joh. 13.13. Christ Jesus our Lord would have us exercise our selves in the Knowledge of his glorious Offices and Relative Titles; because of the Advantage that we get by the Knowledge of them, and the Reverence of, and Love to him that they beget in our Hearts. The Disciple, saith the Text, whom Jesus loved, said unto Peter, It is the Lord. And when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord: He girt his Fishers Coat unto him (for he was naked) and did cast himself into the Sea: And the other Disciples came in a little Ship, to wit, to Shore to wait upon their Lord, Chap. 21. The very naming of him under the Title of Lord, bowed their Hearts forthwith to come with Joint-readiness to wait upon him. Let this also learn us to distinguish Christs Offices a•d Titles, not to confound them: For he exerciseth those Offices and beareth those Titles for great Reason, and to our Commodity.