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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
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3. The Word is not better in regard of the perspicuity of it, 1 Cor. 2 1. Paul would not speak in the excellency of speech or of wisdom, because it is the power of God unto salvation. As if he should say, if I should so preach, it would not be evident that God spoke by it. A glass the freer it is from painting, the better it transmits the light; so the freer the Word is from humane sayings the better it transmits the power of the Holy Ghost.
3. The Word is not better in regard of the perspecuity of it, 1 Cor. 2 1. Paul would not speak in the excellency of speech or of wisdom, because it is the power of God unto salvation. As if he should say, if I should so preach, it would not be evident that God spoke by it. A glasse the freer it is from painting, the better it transmits the light; so the freer the Word is from humane sayings the better it transmits the power of the Holy Ghost.
6. It is against the example of the prophets, Christ and the Apostles in their preaching to the people, and howsoever we are not to live by example, but by rule, when we have to do with men, but when the example is Christ, then it is absolute; Now we find it in all probability that they did not quote them, though their Sermons be not fully but briefly recorded, yet we do not find in their Epitomes any quotation of Authors, but saith the Lord Jehovah, the Lord of Hosts, &c. Neither let any object they had no Authors, for the Church continued long before, there were as ancient as these, there were Colleges and schools of prophets, besides the Apocrypha.
6. It is against the example of the prophets, Christ and the Apostles in their preaching to the people, and howsoever we are not to live by example, but by rule, when we have to do with men, but when the example is Christ, then it is absolute; Now we find it in all probabillity that they did not quote them, though their Sermons be not fully but briefly recorded, yet we do not find in their Epitoms any quotation of Authors, but saith the Lord Iehovah, the Lord of Hosts, &c. Neither let any object they had no Authors, for the Church continued long before, there were as ancient as these, there were Colledges and schools of prophets, besides the Apocrypha.