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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.
There were four errors about the Creation:1 Some said the world was eternal: some said, though it were not eternal, yet it had a material beginning, it was made of something: Some said, God made the Superior Creatures himself, and the Inferior by Angels: some, made two beginners of things; they imagined that one Beginner made things incorruptible, and another, made things corruptible. The very first Verse of the Bible, confutes all four Errors: the word, in the beginning, shows the world was not eternal: the word Creation, notes, that it was made of nothing; when he saith, God created all, he excludes Angels: and lastly, when he saith, God created Heaven and Earth, he shows he was the only beginner of all sorts of Creatures.
There were foure errors about the Creation:1 Some said the world was eternall: some said, though it were not eternall, yet it had a materiall beginning, it was made of something: Some said, God made the Superiour Creatures himselfe, and the Inferiour by Angels: some, made two beginners of things; they imagined that one Beginner made things incorruptible, and another, made things corruptible. The very first Verse of the Bible, confutes all foure Errours: the word, in the beginning, shewes the world was not eternall: the word Creation, notes, that it was made of nothing; when he saith, God created all, hee excludes Angels: and lastly, when hee saith, God created Heauen and Earth, hee shewes hee was the onely beginner of all sorts of Creatures.
- 1Four words confute four Errors.Foure words confute foure Errours.
Fourthly, the distinction of the Creatures follows:1 here they are distinguished three ways: 1. by Place, some are things in heaven, some things in earth: 2. by Quality, some are visible, some are invisible: 3. by a subdivision of the invisible; some are Thrones, some are Dominions, &c.