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Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…
Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.
London: printed by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622London: printed by Iohn Haviland for William Bladen, 1622
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The condition is presupposed, which is, that she was impure, polluted, in the common estate of corrupt man. Things in themselves pure, are not cleansed, but things foul and impure: persons of themselves freed, and exempted from a common misery, need not another's help to free and exempt them. Seeing then that the Church stood in need to be cleansed, and sanctified, surely
The condition is presupposed, which is, that she was impure, polluted, in the common estate of corrupt man. Things in themselues pure, are not cleansed, but things foule and impure: persons of themselues freed, and exempted from a common misery, need not anothers helpe to free and exempt them. Seeing then that the Church stood in need to be cleansed, and sanctified, surely
The Church in herself was, as the world, polluted. Very lively is 1this set forth by the Prophet Ezekiel under the similitude of a 2wretched infant borne of a cursed parentage, whose navel was not cut, who was not washed, salted, nor swaddled, but cast out in the open field, polluted with blood. Oft doth the Apostle, setting forth 3the wretched estate of the world, note of the true members 4of the Church, that cwe our selves also were such.6
The Church in herselfe was, as the world, polluted. Very liuely is 1this set forth by the Prophet Ezekiel vnder the similitude of a