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A discourse relating to the much-lamented death and solemn funeral of our incomparable and…
A discourse relating to the much-lamented death and solemn funeral of our incomparable and most gracious Queen Mary, of most blessed memory by John Howe.
London: printed for Brabazon Aylmer, 1695
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.
Secondly, An eminent Improvement; greater Maturity in Divine Knowledge and all other Christian Virtues. As when the Apostle blaming the slower Progress of the Christian Hebrews, chap. 5. 13, 14. that they were yet so unskilful in the Word of Righteousness, and only capable of Milk, not the strong Meat fit for Persons come to a more grown Age, nor had their Senses as yet well exercised, &c. he exhorts them, chap. 6. 1. leaving the first Principles of the Christian Doctrine, to go on to Perfection.
Secondly, An eminent Improvement; greater Maturity in Divine Knowledg and all other Christian Vertues. As when the Apostle blaming the slower Progress of the Christian Hebrews, chap. 5. 13, 14. that they were yet so unskilful in the Word of Righteousness, and only capable of Milk, not the strong Meat fit for Persons come to a more grown Age, nor had their Senses as yet well exercised, &c. he exhorts them, chap. 6. 1. leaving the first Principles of the Christian Doctrine, to go on to Perfection.
The Third is the consummate State of a Christian; so is a perfect Man expounded by being come to the measure of the Stature of the fullness of Christ: That State to which all Gifts given by our ascended, conquering, crowned Redeemer; the whole Gospel, the Apostolate, the entire Ministry, the whole Frame and Constitution of the Christian Church, all Evangelical Truths and Institutions, with whatsoever Illuminations and Influences we can suppose superadded to all these, have ultimate and final Reference: and the State to which all shall come, Eph. 4. 8,—12, 13. is this most perfect State, in respect whereof the Apostle says of himself that he had not yet attained, nor was already perfect, Phil. 3. 12.
The Third is the consummate State of a Christian; so is a perfect Man expounded by being come to the measure of the Stature of the fulness of Christ: That State to which all Gifts given by our ascended, conquering, crowned Redeemer; the whole Gospel, the Apostolate, the entire Ministry, the whole Frame and Constitution of the Christian Church, all Evangelical Truths and Institutions, with whatsoever Illuminations and Influences we can suppose superadded to all these, have ultimate and final Reference: and the State to which all shall come,