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The zealous Christian taking heavenThe zealovs Christian taking heaven
The zealous Christian taking heaven by holy violence in several sermons, tending to direct men how to hear with zeal, [how] to pray with importunity / preached by ... Mr. Christopher Love ...The zealovs Christian taking heaven by holy violence in severall sermons, tending to direct men how to hear with zeal, [how] to pray with importunity / preached by ... Mr. Christopher Love ...
London: printed by R. and W. Leybourn for John Rothwell, 1653
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.
Doct. At the first promulgation of the Gospel the preaching of the Word was more successful, multitudes of men did express more holy violence and vehemency of affection towards the service and worship of God then in any age beside. From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of heaven suffereth violence. aThe people were cold and frozen under the Ministry of the Scribes and Pharisees, they were heated under the Ministry of John.
Doct. At the first promulgation of the Gospel the preaching of the Word was more successefull, multitudes of men did express more holy violence and vehemency of affection towards the service and worship of God then in any age beside. From the dayes of John the Baptist untill now the Kingdome of heaven suffereth violence. aThe people were cold and frozen under the Ministery of the Scribes and Pharisees, they were heated under the Ministery of John.
- aFrigebant sub ministerio legis Scribarum & Pharisaeorum, fervebant sub ministerio Joannis. Musculus.
In the handling of this point two Questions must be answered.
1 Whence it came to pass that people were at that time so fervent and affectionate towards the Gospel, that the Gospel was so successful then?
1 Whence it came to passe that people were at that time so fervent and affectionate towards the Gospel, that the Gospel was so successefull then?