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A89915 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. Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622. 1617 (1617) STC 4217; ESTC S107140 703,811 512

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etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 2.19.20_o ob._n 6._o but_o my_o master_n be_v not_o only_o a_o froward_a man_n but_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o a_o enemy_n of_o christ_n sol._n yet_o thou_o must_v honour_v and_o obey_v he_o willing_o 1_o tim._n 6.1.2_o ob._n 7._o but_o i_o be_o a_o hire_a servant_n not_o a_o buy_a servant_n sol._n indeed_o master_n have_v not_o that_o power_n over_o they_o they_o have_v over_o bondslave_n but_o yet_o all_o servant_n be_v here_o bind_v to_o obey_v hearty_o ob._n 8._o but_o unmeet_a thing_n be_v require_v sol._n discern_v thing_n that_o differ_v but_o yet_o obey_v in_o all_o thing_n all_o thi●_n reprove_v grudge_v and_o slow_a and_o stubborn_a servant_n whatsoever_o you_o do_v not_o only_o fair_a easy_a clean_o and_o best_a sort_n of_o work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v willing_o but_o all_o or_o any_o kind_n of_o labour_n whatsoever_o though_o never_o so_o base_a or_o vile_a as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o to_o man_n doct._n servant_n in_o obey_v their_o master_n 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their_o wrong_n 5._o servant_n may_v not_o right_v their_o own_o wrong_n and_o return_v word_n for_o word_n or_o blow_n for_o blow_n but_o commit_v that_o to_o god_n 6._o servant_n must_v be_v subject_a not_o only_o to_o the_o courteous_a and_o just_a but_o to_o the_o froward_a and_o injurious_a master_n last_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n or_o face_n he_o care_v no_o more_o for_o the_o master_n then_o for_o the_o man_n all_o be_v one_o in_o christ_n jesus_n there_o be_v neither_o bond_n nor_o free_a jew_n nor_o grecian_a rich_a nor_o poor_a but_o christ_n be_v all_o in_o all_o thing_n as_o be_v before_o declare_v verse_n 11._o thus_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o servant_n thus_o also_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o three_o chapter_n the_o logical_a analysis_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n the_o first_o
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be_v interpret_v to_o be_v sullenness_n or_o contempt_n for_o some_o think_v they_o be_v despise_v if_o they_o be_v not_o answer_v then_o the_o next_o remedy_n be_v a_o soft_a answer_n 15.1_o answer_n prou._n 15.1_o and_o three_o it_o seem_v that_o a_o gift_n in_o secret_a be_v good_a to_o pacify_v anger_n for_o so_o solomon_n think_v pro._n 21.14_o but_o fourthly_a if_o this_o will_v not_o serve_v than_o it_o be_v good_a to_o give_v place_n to_o it_o 12.19_o it_o rom._n 12.19_o i_o mean_v to_o go_v away_o from_o the_o angry_a person_n till_o his_o anger_n be_v over_o but_o especial_o take_v heed_n that_o thou_o provoke_v not_o anger_n for_o the_o force_n of_o wrath_n bring_v out_o strife_n as_o the_o churn_v of_o milk_n bring_v forth_o butter_n and_o the_o wring_n of_o the_o nose_n bring_v forth_o blood_n 30.33_o blood_n prou._n 30.33_o the_o use_n of_o all_o this_o may_v be_v to_o humble_a every_o one_o of_o us._n we_o may_v lay_v our_o hand_n upon_o onr_a mouth_n and_o repent_v of_o 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sin_n be_v from_o the_o flesh_n yea_o if_o the_o flesh_n do_v not_o by_o defect_n action_n approbation_n or_o consent_n give_v way_n to_o sin_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o world_n can_v fasten_v no_o sin_n upon_o us._n diverse_a person_n shall_v be_v inform_v herein_o when_o they_o fall_v into_o grievous_a evil_n they_o cry_v out_o of_o their_o ill_a luck_n or_o of_o ill_a counsel_n or_o ill_a company_n or_o of_o the_o devil_n but_o they_o shall_v indeed_o cry_v out_o of_o their_o own_o ill_a nature_n for_o the_o rest_n can_v not_o have_v hurt_v they_o but_o by_o the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o own_o disposition_n and_o we_o shall_v all_o grow_v suspicious_a of_o the_o flesh_n and_o his_o motion_n reason_n desire_n &c_n &c_n and_o in_o time_n to_o mortify_v she_o with_o all_o her_o lust_n body_n of_o sin_n he_n say_v not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v a_o huge_a mass_n or_o lump_n of_o sin_n link_v together_o as_o the_o 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