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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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, Because God is jealous of his word which is the rule of his worship; what jealousy is, we may see by 1the Emperor who would not only have his wife without fault, but also without suspicion of fault; so God ⟨p. 275⟩would not only have his word to be without mixture, but he would not have it to come nigh it, and therefore we must consider that Ministers are Ambassadors and interpreters.
Secondly, Because God is jealous of his word which is the rule of his worship; what jealousie is, we may see by 1the Emperour who would not onely have his wife without fault, but also without suspition of fault; so God ⟨p. 275⟩would not onely have his word to be without mixture, but he would not have it to come nigh it, and therefore we must consider that Ministers are Embassadors and interpretors.
- 1Reas. 2.
First, Ambassadors and therefore ought to deliver their embassage as nakedly as may be, they are interpreters, and therefore the less they mix of their own, the better it is; so the more purely the word is delivered, the better it is. The Orators of Athens were then suspected when they began to speak besides the matter, making excursions into florid expressions.
First, Embassadors and therefore ought to deliver their embassage as nakedly as may be, they are interpreters, and therefore the less they mix of their own, the better it is; so the more purely the word is delivered, the better it is. The Orators of Athens were then suspected when they began to speak besides the matter, making excursions into florid expressions.