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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.
Now concerning the remembering of the sins of others, we must know the Apostle had a warrant by his calling and commission to rehearse the sins ⟨p. 50⟩of others. For Gods ministers are enjoined to show Gods people their sins: But a like liberty is not lawful to every private man. Private men may remembers others of their estate past, if it may stir them up to thankfulness, or if it may further them in humiliation for new offences, or they may exhort one another, lest any be deceived by sin, and so for prevention of corruptions unto which they are by nature prone: or in some special cases to clear Gods justice against hard-hearted sinners, otherwise it is a vile and sinful course to be raking into the lives of others: but especially to be grating upon the faults past of penitent sinners. Where God hath pardoned, what hath man to do to impute? And thus of the coherence and general consideration of the words.
Now concerning the remembring of the sinnes of others, we must know the Apostle had a warrant by his calling and commission to rehearse the sins ⟨p. 50⟩of others. For Gods ministers are enioyned to shew Gods people their sinnes: But a like liberty is not lawfull to euery priuate man. Priuate men may remembers others of their estate past, if it may stirre them vp to thankfulnesse, or if it may further them in humiliation for new offences, or they may exhort one another, lest any be deceiued by sinne, and so for preuention of corruptions vnto which they are by nature prone: or in some speciall cases to cleare Gods iustice against hard-hearted sinners, otherwise it is a vile and sinfull course to be raking into the liues of others: but especially to be grating vpon the faults past of penitent sinners. Where God hath pardoned, what hath man to doe to impute? And thus of the coherence and generall consideration of the words.
This verse contains two specialties of their misery by nature. First, their continuance in sin, in that he saith, ye walked. Secondly, their delight in sin, in that he saith, ye lived in them, that is, it was the life of your life.