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this_o epistle_n he_o commend_v their_o godly_a study_n it_o consist_v of_o four_o chapter_n zanchy_a and_o dr_n airy_a have_v do_v well_o on_o this_o book_n colossians_n colosse_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o phrygia_n in_o lesser_a asia_n the_o apostle_n direct_v this_o epistle_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n it_o consist_v of_o four_o chapter_n bishop_n davenant_n bifield_n and_o elton_n have_v do_v best_a on_o this_o book_n thessalonian_n 2._o these_o be_v write_v to_o those_o which_o dwell_v at_o thessalonica_n 16._o it_o be_v a_o chief_a city_n in_o macedonia_n whither_o how_o the_o apostle_n come_v we_o may_v see_v act_v 17._o the_o first_o epistle_n consist_v of_o five_o chapter_n the_o second_o of_o three_o zanchius_n and_o dr_n sâ—later_n have_v do_v well_o on_o both_o these_o epistle_n jackson_n and_o bradshaw_n also_o on_o the_o second_o timothy_n 2._o pasor_n signify_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n or_o precious_a to_o god_n he_o honour_v god_n and_o be_v 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hebrew_n be_v reject_v by_o some_o heretic_n as_o martion_n and_o arius_n it_o be_v now_o receive_v as_o canonical_a because_o it_o be_v inspire_v of_o god_n do_v in_o all_o thing_n full_o agree_v with_o all_o other_o part_n of_o prophetical_a and_o apostolical_a write_n and_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n though_o upon_o weak_a and_o slender_a ground_n the_o latin_a church_n for_o a_o time_n do_v not_o receive_v the_o same_o hierom_n in_o catalogo_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la after_o he_o have_v recite_v all_o the_o epistle_n of_o paul_n at_o length_n he_o come_v to_o this_o epistle_n 17._o but_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v he_o be_v not_o think_v to_o be_v his_o for_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o stile_n and_o speech_n but_o either_o write_v by_o barnabas_n as_o tertullian_n hold_v or_o luke_n the_o evangelist_n or_o clement_n some_o ascribe_v it_o to_o tertullian_n say_v sixtus_n senensis_n the_o diversity_n of_o the_o stile_n and_o inscription_n of_o this_o epistle_n and_o manner_n of_o reason_v make_v some_o doubt_n of_o the_o writer_n thereof_o and_o also_o something_o in_o the_o epistle_n show_v that_o it_o be_v write_v not_o by_o paul_n hebraeos_fw-la as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n vers_fw-la 3._o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n be_v confirm_v to_o we_o by_o they_o which_o hear_v it_o lap._n which_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o profession_n of_o luke_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o gospel_n whereas_o st_n paul_n deny_v gal._n 1._o 12._o that_o he_o receive_v it_o of_o man_n a_o ancient_a greek_a copy_n whereof_o 〈◊〉_d speak_v leave_v out_o the_o name_n of_o paul_n in_o the_o title_n autorem_fw-la and_o also_o divers_a print_a book_n augustine_n speak_v often_o of_o this_o epistle_n as_o if_o it_o be_v of_o doubtful_a
the_o reform_a church_n confession_n with_o one_o consent_n admit_v this_o epistle_n for_o canonical_a vide_fw-la polani_n syntagma_n i_o light_v upon_o a_o old_a dutch_a testament_n of_o luther_n translation_n say_v wâ—itaker_n against_o raynolds_n with_o his_o preface_n wherein_o he_o write_v that_o james_n his_o epistle_n be_v not_o so_o worthy_a as_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o st_n peter_n and_o paul_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o they_o a_o strawen_v epistle_n his_o censure_n i_o mislike_v and_o himself_o i_o think_v afterward_o see_v these_o word_n in_o a_o latter_a edition_n be_v leave_v out_o it_o be_v nowhere_o find_v in_o luther_n work_n that_o he_o call_v the_o epistle_n of_o james_n inanem_fw-la &_o stramineam_fw-la edmund_n campian_n be_v convict_v of_o falsehood_n about_o that_o in_o england_n where_o when_o he_o have_v object_v that_o he_o can_v find_v no_o such_o thing_n at_o any_o time_n in_o the_o book_n he_o 9_o produce_v some_o in_o the_o preface_n of_o the_o german_a 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descent_n into_o hell_n totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la be_v not_o in_o the_o scripture_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v deduce_v thence_o act_v 2._o we_o shall_v now_o lay_v down_o some_o proposition_n or_o theorem_n about_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o scripture_n 1._o in_o every_o age_n of_o the_o church_n primo_fw-la the_o lord_n have_v reveal_v so_o much_o supernatural_a truth_n as_o be_v for_o that_o age_n necessary_a unto_o salvation_n his_o way_n he_o make_v know_v to_o moses_n psal._n 103._o 7._o and_o his_o statute_n to_o israel_n deut._n 4._o 6._o psal._n 147._o 20._o heb._n 1._o 1._o therefore_o that_o be_v a_o erroneous_a opinion_n that_o before_o the_o law_n write_v man_n be_v save_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o since_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o word_n of_o grace_n 2._o the_o substance_n of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n ever_o since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n have_v be_v 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sufficient_o teach_v and_o instruct_v in_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n by_o the_o write_n of_o mâ—ses_n and_o the_o prophet_n which_o appear_v 1._o in_o that_o our_o saviour_n be_v ask_v of_o one_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v that_o he_o may_v inherit_v eternal_a life_n 45._o answer_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n how_o read_v thou_o luke_n 10._o 25_o 26._o and_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n he_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n foretell_v and_o promise_v matthew_n 21._o 44._o &_o 26._o 31._o luke_n 4_o 21._o &_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 44_o john_n 3._o 14._o 2._o the_o answer_n of_o abraham_n to_o the_o rich_a man_n send_v his_o friend_n to_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n show_v that_o they_o suffice_v to_o instruct_v the_o faithful_a jew_n in_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n luke_n 16._o 29_o 30._o by_o they_o they_o may_v learn_v how_o to_o obtain_v life_n and_o escape_n death_n when_o he_o say_v let_v they_o 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