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A sermon preached Febr. 14, 1698, and now published, at the request of the…A sermon preach'd Febr. 14, 1698, and now publish'd, at the request of the…
A sermon preached Febr. 14, 1698, and now published, at the request of the Societies for reformation of manners in London and Westminster by John Howe ...A sermon preach'd Febr. 14, 1698, and now publish'd, at the request of the Societies for reformation of manners in London and Westminster by John Howe ...
London: printed by S. Bridge for Tho. Parkhurst, 1698
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.
WE are therefore to take notice, that the Text admits, either of an Absolute Consideration, or a Relative.
ABSOLUTELY considered, 'tis an Assertion;
RELATIVELY, it is an Argument. As the Introductive Particle, for, shows.
RELATIVELY, it is an Argument. As the Introductive Particle, for, shews.
1. FOR the Absolute Consideration of the Words, as they are an Assertion, we are to see what they assert. The Person spoken of under the Term He, is any Ruler, Supreme or Subordinate, as in that parallel Text, which we may take for a Comment upon this, is expressed, 1 Pet. 2.13, 14. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of Man for the Lord's sake, whether to the King as Supreme, or to Governors sent by him, for the Punishment of Evil Doers, and for the Praise of them that do well. The Words [Greek or Hebrew], ⟨p. 5⟩