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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.
All these things] In the original it may be read, all things: 1it is true that God many times puts his servants to it, even to deny and put away all things, they must deny themselvesq, and their credits, yea and their lives toor, if need be; they must deny the world, and their profits and pleasuress. Yea they must deny and forsake, and (which is more) rather then leave Christ and the sincerity of the Gospel, they must hate father and mother, wife and children, and brethren and sisters, or else they cannot be Christs disciples. But I restrain the sense as it is here unto sins only. And so it notes that every man that will truly repent, must resolve to part with all sins aswell as one: he must desire and endeavour to hate and put away every sin, aswell the sins have been named, as the sins are to be named. As we would have God to receive us graciously, and take away all iniquity taswell as one, so we must resolve sincerely to put away every sin aswell as one. If the Lord should leave one sin unforgiven, it might be enough to condemn us, and so if we leave but one sin, that we have no desire nor will to repent of, that one sin would plead against us, that we had not truly repented of the rest. If we mark the true catalogue of sins, which here followeth, it shows that we must forsake all sorts of sins aswell as one: For we must forsake and put away inward sins aswell as outward, for he saith, put away anger and wrath: we must put away lesser sins aswell as greater, for he saith, put away filthy speaking, aswell as before he had said, mortify fornication and uncleanness. Now that we may be encouraged to this sincerity in forsaking all sin aswell as one,6 we may consider divers motives. First, Christ suffered for all sins aswell as one: and therefore we should arm our selves with the same mind, in suffering in our flesh to cease from sin u indefinitely, that is from all sin. Secondly,i