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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 vvriters, 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 seauen yeeres vveeke-dayes sermons, of N. Byfield, late one of the preachers for the citie of Chester.

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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 vvriters, 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 seauen yeeres vveeke-dayes sermons, of N. Byfield, late one of the preachers for the citie of Chester.
Author
Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.
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London :: Printed by T. S[nodham. and Edward Griffin] for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sould at his shop at the signe of the Pide-Bull in Pauls Church-yard, neare to S. Austins Gate,
1615.
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Bible. -- N.T. -- Colossians -- Commentaries.
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"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 vvriters, 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 seauen yeeres vveeke-dayes sermons, of N. Byfield, late one of the preachers for the citie of Chester." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17389.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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CERTAINE OF THE choisest and chiefest points handled in the third CHAPTER.

A Threefold resurrection.
fol. 2.
How a man may know whether he be risen with Christ.
3.
Tis as easie to reuiue a dead man, as perswade a carnall man.
fol. 4.
Eight sorts of things that are aboue.
fol. 4.
A fourefold presence of Christ.
6.
Of Christs sitting at the right hand of the Father.
6.
Three benefits come by tender affections.
8.
Three sorts of things called things on earth.
8.
Eight reasons in generall to disswade from affecting earthly things.
9.
Solomons reasons against the loue of earthly things.
10.11.
Christs reasons.
12.
The faithfull are dead three waies.
13.
The life of Christians is hid in diuers respects.
14.
Who may say Christ is their life.
16.
Of the appearing of Christ.
16.
Six appearings of Christ.
16.
Threefold iudgement.
16.
Who shall iudge, who shall be iudged, where the iudgment shall be, and when.
17.
The signes of the second comming of Christ.
18.
The forme of the last iudgment: the preparation of the Iudge: the citation, resur∣rection, collection, and separation of the iudged: the law and euidence by which men shall be iudged: and the sentence, and the fiue consequents of the iudgment, with the vses.
fol. 19. to 22.
What we must doe that we might be assured of the glory of heauen.
26.
How long we must continue our sorrowes in mortification.
29.
Why sinnes are called members.
30.
Reasons against whoredome.
31.
Seauen kinds of vncleannesse besides whoredome.
33.
Remedies against vncleannesse.
34.
The causes and occasions of lust.
35.
What couetousnes is and the effects of it. fol. 36.37. the signes of it. 38. remedies against it.
39.
Gods wrath vpon vncleane persons.
41.
Iustice in God considered foure waies.
42.
The fearefulnes of Gods wrath set out.
43.
The signes of Gods wrath: the meanes to pacifie Gods anger: and how wee may know that God is pacified.
44.45.46.
The markes of a child of disobedience.
47.
Difference between Gods anger towards the godly and the wicked.
48.
The profit of remembring our naturall miserie.
49.

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A fourefold life.
fol. 51.
How we may know when sinne is aliue, and when it is dead.
51.
A man neuer truly repents till be endeuour to be rid of all sinne▪ and motiues.
53.
Anger, indifferent, laudable, vitious. 54. Degrees of vicious anger: reasons and remedies against it.
55.56.
Malice, and the degrees and kindes of it. 57. Reasons and remedies against it.
57.58.
Of blasphemie: the kindes of it: and reasons against it.
59.60.
Against filthy speaking.
61.
Of lying: reasons against it, and questions answered.
61.62.
What the old man signifieth: and why corruption is called the man, and why the old man. 63.64. and what the workes of the old man are. the old man is put off six waies.
64.
The necessitie of the new birth.
66.
Of the renouation of the creature in foure things: and of the obedience in three things.
66.
Rules for attaining of true knowledge.
67.
Of the image of God in Christ, in the Angells, and in man. 68. with their difference at large.
68.69.
How Christ is all in all, and the comfort of it.
72.73.
The kindes and signes of election.
74.
How many waies the elect are holy.
75.
Fiue properties of Gods loue.
76.
The kindes of mercie.
77.
Motiues to mercie. Rules how to shew mercie.
78.
True Christian curtesie.
79
What humblenes of minde is negatiuely and affirmatiuely.
80.
Motiues to humblenes of minde, and of diuers sorts of pride.
80.81.
Of Christian meeknes.
81.
Of Long-suffering.
81.82.
Of forbearance, the kindes and motiues, and rules for the practise of it.
82.83.
Of forgiuing: diuers questions.
84.
To forgiue as Christ forgiues, hath fiue things in it.
85.
How loue is aboue all virtues.
85.
The sorts and signes of loue.
86.
Loue is the bond of perfection three waies.
87.
Of Peace: it is threefold.
87.
How it is of God: and when it rules: and what we must doe to get it.
88.
What is required in performing thankefulnes to men, and what in receiuing it.
90.
The Scripture is the word of Christ in foure respects.
92.
Men sinne against the word six waies.
92.
Women must seeke knowledge as well as men.
94.
The vse of Scripture in our houses.
94.
Of the wise vse of the word.
95.
What we must doe that the word may dwell plenteously in vs: and how we may know it doth.
98.
Who may admonish or be admonished. 99. Rules to be obserued in admonition.
100.
What meant by Psalmes, hymnes, and spirituall songs: and rules in singing of Psalms.
101.
Vnto the goodnes of the action, the goodnes of the end is required.
102.
Things are done in the name of Christ foure waies.
103.
Sixe reasons why Gods children should be more carefull of their words and deeds then others.
104.
Of giuing thanks to God.
105.

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Of the gouernment of a familie, the authoritie, antiquitie, and vtilitie of it.
107.108.
Foure things in a holy liuing together in a familie.
108.
Sixe things in houshold pietie.
108.
Fiue things required in the labours of a familie.
109.
The dutie of Wiues.
110.111.112.113.
Why subiection is rather named in the Wiues dutie.
111.
Fiue things in the Wiues subiection.
111.
Sixe waies Wiues must honor their Husbands.
111.
Foure waies Wiues shame their Husbands.
112.
Fine waies Wiues shew faithfulnes.
112.
Sixe waies Wiues shew feare.
112.
Sixe rules for Wiues workes.
112.113.
What Wiues are not bound to.
113.
What they must doe that they may performe subiection.
113.
The Wiues comelinesse in three things.
114.
Husbands shew their loue foure waies.
116.
Sixe waies Husbands honor their Wiues.
116.
Seauen reasons why men must loue their Wiues.
117.
Husbands obiections answered.
117.
Causes why men loue not their Wiues.
117.
Of bitter Husbands.
118.
Foure rules for curing this bitternes.
118.
The dutie of children.
121.
Childrens obiections answered.
122.
Reasons of their obedience.
123.
The dutie of Parents.
124.125.
How Parents prouoke their Children.
126.
Seruants dutie.
128.129.130.&c.
Fiue faults in Seruants.
128.
Foure things in the manner of Seruants obedience.
129.
Sixe waies to know singlenes of heart.
132.
Twelue signes of a single hearted man.
133.
Eight signes of a single hearted Seruant.
133.
Of the feare of God in seruants.
134.
What Masters must doe to get the feare of God into their Seruants.
134.
Eight obiections of Seruants answered.
135.
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