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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.
The Scribes did little good by their preaching, because they did mingle so many ungrounded traditions which they taught without any authority, Matth. 7. 29. Christ ⟨p. 12⟩taught as one having authority, and not as the 1Scribes.
Reason 3 3 Because Ministers preach not so plainly as John did, either in matter, method, or manner of expression. 1 Cor. 14. part of the 5 verse,—Greater is he that prophesieth then he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the Church may receive edifying. Many Preachers are like Heraclitus, who was called the dark Doctor, they affect sublime notions, obscure expressions, uncouth phrases, not making difficult truths plain, but plain truths difficult. They darken 1counsel by words without knowledge, Job 38. 2.
Reson 3 3 Because Ministers preach not so plainly as John did, either in matter, method, or manner of expression. 1 Cor. 14. part of the 5 verse,—Greater is he that prophesieth then he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the Church may receive edifying. Many Preachers are like Heraclitus, who was called the dark Doctour, they affect sublime notions, obscure expressions, uncouth phrases, not making difficult truths plain, but plain truths difficult. They darken