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An exposition upon the Epistle to the Colossians Wherein, not only the text is…An exposition vpon the Epistle to the Colossians Wherein, not onely the text is…
An exposition upon the Epistle to the Colossians Wherein, not only the text is methodically analysed, and the sense of the words, by the help of writers, both ancient and modern is explained: but also, by doctrine and use, the intent of the holy Ghost is in every place more fully unfolded and urged. ... Being, the substance of near seven years week-days sermons, of N. Byfield, late one of the preachers for the city of Chester.An exposition vpon the Epistle to the Colossians Wherein, not onely the text is methodically analysed, and the sence of the words, by the help of writers, both ancient and moderne is explayned: but also, by doctrine and vse, the intent of the holy Ghost is in euery place more fully vnfolded and vrged. ... Being, the substance of neare seuen yeeres weeke-dayes sermons, of N. Byfield, late one of the preachers for the citie of Chester.
London: printed by Edward for Nathaniel Butter, 1617
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.
Before I come to entreat of the wrath of God apart, I consider of it as it stands in coherence with the former reason. For in these words we are assured that man living and continuing in filthiness and covetousness shall not escape Gods wrath: for they incur both his hatred and his plagues, both which are signified by the word wrath.1 And if any ask what plagues filthy persons and covetous persons shall feel: I answer briefly and distinctly, that neither of them shall scape Gods wrath, as the Scriptures plentifully show. The filthy person brings upon himself Gods curse temporal, corporal, spiritual, and eternal: Temporal, for whoredom and any kind of uncleanness brings upon men many temporal plagues in their estate, the fire of Gods judgements consuming many times their whole increase, as hath been showed before. Corporal, for God many times meets with the sins of the body by judgements upon the body: so that many filthy persons after they have consumed their flesh and their body by loathsome diseases which follow this sin, in the end say with the foolish young man, Oh how have I hated instruction, and despised correctiond? Now I am brought almost into all evil in the middest of the assembly. Spiritual, for uncleanness breeds in many a reprobate sensee, and final impenitency. Many also for their filthiness are pursued with secret and fearful terrors of conscience, and sometimes frenzy, and desperate perturbations. Eternal, for the adulterer destroys his own soul, and is shut out of the kingdom of heaven, as hath been also before declared.
Before I come to intreat of the wrath of God apart, I consider of it as it stands in coherence with the former reason. For in these words we are assured that man liuing and continuing in filthines and couetousnes shall not escape Gods wrath: for they incurre both his hatred and his plagues, both which are signified by the word wrath.1 And if any aske what plagues filthy persons and couetous persons shall feele: I answer briefly and distinctly, that neither of them shall scape Gods wrath, as the Scriptures plentifully shew. The filthy person brings vpon himselfe Gods curse temporall, corporall, spirituall, and eternall: Temporall, for whoredome and any kinde of vncleannesse brings vpon men many temporall plagues in their estate, the fire of Gods iudgements consuming many times their whole increase, as hath beene shewed before. Corporall, for God many times meets with the sinnes of the body by iudgements vpon the body: so that many filthy persons after they haue consumed their flesh and their body by loathsome diseases which follow this sinne, in the end say with the foolish young man, Oh how haue I hated instruction, and despised correction