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The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A…
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A brief tractate, concerning the doctrine of the Quakers, demonstrating the destructive nature thereof, to religion, the churches, and the state, with consideration of the remedy against it. : Occasional satisfaction to objections, and confirmation of the contrary trueth. / By John Norton ...
Cambridge: printed by Samuel Green, 1659
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.
Others, understand [Every man] distributively, by the light wherewith we are enlightened, the light of saving grace, or Regeneration: and look at this light of Saving grace, as an effect proceeding from Christ, i.e. the Son incarnate. That phrase [every man] is illustrated by Psal: 145.14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall: and raiseth up all that be bowed down. The meaning is not, that ALL that fall, are upholden by the Lord: but, that ALL amongst those which fall, who are upholden: are upholden by the Lord.
Others, understand [Every man] distributively, by the light wherewith we are enlightened, the light of saving grace, or Regeneration: and look at this light of Saving grace, as an effect proceeding from Christ, i.e. the Son incarnate. That phrase [every man] is illustrated by Psal: 145.14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall: and rayseth up all that be bowed down. The meaning is not, that ALL that fall, are upholden by the Lord: but, that ALL amongst those which fall, who are upholden: are upholden by the Lord.
It is an usual speech, to attribute all those deeds unto God, which none can do, but God. Both interpretations have many authors and are analogous unto Scriptures, which of them is genuine, is left free to the judgment of the Reader.
Jer: 31.34. Heb: 8.11. And they shall teach no more, every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them, unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord Hence it is inferred, that there is no need of the ministry of man, under the times of the Gospel.
Jer: 31.34. Heb: 8.11. And they shall teach no more, every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying know the Lord: for they shall all know mee, from the least of them, unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord Hence it is inferred, that there is no need of the ministry of man, under the times of the Gospel.