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An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 58
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.
So that in the words we may take notice of,
1. The Description of the trouble it self. And
2. The Introductory Expression to it.
We begin with the latter at this time, the introductory Expression; and in that 1we have the Compellation, [Greek or Hebrew], brethren; a Title which Paul often delighteth to use; wherein he doth demonstrate his humility and meekness. For though constituted in so eminent an Office as the Apostleship was, yet he looketh upon all believers, as his brethren. Though he had a paternal power in respect of his Office, yet such also was his humility therein, that he accounts of ⟨p. 256⟩them as brethren, so far was he from affecting any tyrannical dominion over them, he joineth a fraternal affection with a paternal office. But of this more in the last verse. This Title also signifieth that love and Christian communion, which is to be amongst Pastor and people; no contentions, no variance or divisions are to be entertained. But of this also enough hath been spoken elsewhere.