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Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home…Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great sevice of Christ, in calling home…
Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Jesus Christ. : [Seven lines from Malachi]Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great sevice of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Iesus Christ. : [Seven lines from Malachi]
Cambridge: printed by Marmaduke Johnson, 1671
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Will All that my Brother hath said is weighty: I will add a word further to the edge of your Objection. Church-Order doth not abolish Civil Order, but establish it; Religion teacheth and commandeth reverence and obedience to Civil Rulers: and when a religious Ruler doth deny himself for Christ his sake, to be equal ⟨p. 50⟩with his Brethren in Church Order, it obligeth all godly hearts the more to honour him in his Civil O•der. 1 Tim. 6 2 the Lord saith, And they that have believing Masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but the rather do the ••service, be••use they are faithful and […], partakers of the benefit. These things […] and exhort. Do not fear any lots of honour, by su•m••ting to Gospel Community in Church-Order; but know, that it is the rightest way to true honour. The hearts of all will honour those Rulers that are humble and holy. And when you shall do this for the honour of Christ, then Christ will take care to honour such Rulers; for God hath promised, 1 Sam. 2.30. Them that honour me, I will honour. Believe the word of God, for you shall find it true.
Will All that my Brother h•th said is weighty: I will adde a word further to the edge of your Objection. Church-Order doth not abolish Civil Order, but establish it; Religion teacheth and commandeth reverence and obedience to Civil Rulers: and when a religious Ruler doth deny himself for Christ his sake, to be equal ⟨p. 50⟩with his Brethren in Church Order, it obligeth all godly hearts the more to honour him in his Civil O•der. 1 Tim. 6 2 the Lord saith, And they that have believing Masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but the rather do the service, beuse they are faithful and , partakers of the benefit. These things and exhort. Do not fear any lots of honour, by sumting to Gospel Community in Church-Order; but know, that it is the rightest way to true honour. The hearts of all will honour those Rulers that are humble and holy. And when you shall do this for the honour of Christ, then Christ will take care to honour such Rulers; for God hath promised,