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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.
Thirdly, in case of confutation, if we were to confute error, we may produce Authors, that so we may not seem to fight with our own shadow, and to fasten that on them which is not true. So Christ used the Pharisees, Mat. 23. that said, Whosoever sweareth by the Temple it is nothing, but whosoever sweareth by the gold of the Temple is a debtor. And as he did it in the general, so may we in the particular.
Thirdly, in case of consutation, if we were to confute error, we may produce Authors, that so we may not seem to fight with our own shadow, and to fasten that on them which is not true. So Christ used the Pharisees, Mat. 23. that said, Whosoever sweareth by the Temple it is nothing, but whosoever sweareth by the gold of the Temple is a debtor. And as he did it in the general, so may we in the particular.
Fourthly, comparatively, to shame Christians with the practice and judgement of the Heathen, who see more in their own light, then we do in the Sun-shine of the Gospel, 1 Cor. 11. 14. Paul proves by the Law of nature that it is a shame for a man to wear long hair; doth not the Law of nature teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? If in this case we say an Heathen Writer saw this, and why should not we? thus we use them aright.