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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.
The wrath of God is distinguished by divers degrees, and so hath divers names: for there is wrath present, and wrath to come. Present wrath, is the anger of God in this present life,u and is either impendent or poured out. Wrath impendent, is the anger of God hanging over mens heads, ready to be manifested in his judgements: and so wrath hangs in the nature of God, and in the threatenings of his word, and in the possibilities of the creatures. Wrath poured out, is the judgement of God fallen upon men for their sins by which they provoked God, and so there was great wrath upon the people *in the destruction of Jerusalem: and thus he revealeth his wrath from heaven upon the unrighteousness of menx. Wrath to comey, is that fearful misery to be declared upon the soul of the impenitent at his death, and upon soul and body at the day of judgement, in the everlasting perdition of both.
The wrath of God is distinguished by diuers degrees, and so hath diuers names: for there is wrath present, and wrath to come. Present wrath, is the anger of God in this present life,u and is either impendent or powred out. Wrath impendent, is the anger of God hanging ouer mens heads, ready to be manifested in his iudgements: and so wrath hangs in the nature of God, and in the threatnings of his word, and in the possibilities of the creatures. Wrath powred out, is the iudgement of God fallen vpon men for their sinnes by which they prouoked God, and so there was great wrath vpon the people *in the destruction of Ierusalem: and thus he reuealeth his wrath from heauen vpon the vnrighteousnesse of menx. Wrath to comey, is that fearfull miserie to be declared vpon the soule of the impenitent at his death, and vpon soule and body at the day of iudgement, in the euerlasting perdition of both.