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Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of…
Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of young men, the one Decemb. 25, 1666, the other Decemb. 25, 1667 / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
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.
1. That the Gospel began to be preached by the Lord Jesus Christ, the wisdom of the Father, who had more knowledge, than all the Doctors and learned men in the world, who came down from Heaven to reveal the Gospel unto men, and was the greatest Prophet that ever lived upon the face of the earth.
2. That the Apostles, though Fisher-men at the first, and illiterate in regard of humane learning, yet that they received from Jesus Christ extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost, whereby they attained more knowledge than all the writings of men could teach them; and that the Doctrine both of Christ, and which they preached was confirmed by many miracles, whereby it is manifest that it came from God.
3. That there have been, and at this day are many learned men, which have, and do receive the Gospel; I might give instance in many learned Fathers, who had knowledge in all sort of learning, and by their writings have given evidence to the world, that they were zealous defenders of the faith ⟨p. 63⟩of the Gospel; and all along unto this day, there are as learned men as any in the world, who are Ministers of the Gospel.