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The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…
The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.
London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651
Title page typeset from the transcription.
GRACE Magnified: OR, The PRIVILED GES of those that are under Grace.
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.
The Doctrine (to pass by other things) that the words particularly afford us, it is thus much, That,
The Doctrine (to passe by other things) that the words particularly afford us, it is thus much, That,
All they that are in Christ, they are not under the Law, but under Grace.
Saith the Apostle, You are not under the Law, but under Grace; who are they? In the beginning of this Chapter the third Verse; Know you not (saith he) that so many of us, as were baptized into Christ, were baptized into his death? These are the persons of whom the Apostle speaks, You are not under the Law, but under Grace. You that are baptized into Christ, you that are joined unto Christ, you that are one with Christ, you are not under the Law, but under grace. The Doctrine you see is the very express words of the Text, and it is so clear and evident, that I suppose, I shall not need to spend time to prove it.
Saith the Apostle, You are not under the Law, but under Grace; who are they? In the beginning of this Chapter the third Verse; Know you not (saith he) that so many of us, as were baptized into Christ, were baptized into his death? These are the persons of whom the Apostle speaks, You are not under the Law, but under Grace. You that are baptized into Christ, you that are joyned unto Christ, you that are one with Christ, you are not under the Law, but under grace. The Doctrine you see is the very expresse words of the Text, and it is so clear and evident, that I suppose, I shall not need to spend time to prove it.