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Preaching of Christ opened in a sermon preached at St. Peters Church in the…
Preaching of Christ opened in a sermon preached at St. Peters Church in the city of Norwich at an ordination Septemb. 22, 1661 / by Edward Reynolds ...
London: printed by Tho. Ratcliffe for George Thomason, 1662
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.
PREACHING OF CHRIST.
2 Cor. 4. 5. For we preach not our selves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and our selves your servants for Jesus sake.
A Great part of this Epistle is Apologetical, wherein the Apostle laboureth to assert and vindicate his Apostolical office and dignity from the prejudices which either the sufferings which attended him in the dispensation ⟨p. 2⟩thereof, or the suggestions of false Apostles, and deceitful workers might have raised up against him. With these men he putteth himself in the balance, and as in many other respects he preferreth himself before them, so particularly in the point of fidelity and sincerity in the work of the Ministry: which having mentioned, chap. 1. 12. and 2. 17. 3. 6. and thereupon having set forth the excellency and glory of the Evangelical Ministry, cap. 3. 7,—18. He further demonstrateth his uncorrupt and sincere administration thereof in this present chapter, and in divers consequent parts of this Epistle: professing his diligence therein, as in the discharge of a service whereunto he was in special mercy called, ver. 1. his Endeavour in godly simplicity as in the sight of God to manifest the truth thereof unto the consciences of men, verse 2. for it was not his prevarication, but mens own blindness, and Satanical delusion which hid the Gospel from those who received it not, v. 3, 4. And ⟨p. 3⟩