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Title:  Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.
Author: Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
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crosses, the tyranie of Satan, the sting of Death, the power of the graue, the torments of hell, and what not?The puritie of Christs nature, and excellencie of his person Reason. is it that maketh him so sufficient a Sauiour: which reason the Apostle himselfe noteth: for where he saith that Christ is able to saue to the vttermost, he addeth, for proofe thereof, that he Heb. 7. 25, 26. is Holy, harmlesse, vndefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher then the heauens.Great matter of reioycing, and of confidence doth this mini∣ster Vses. Consolation. Luk. 2. 10, 11. Luk 1. 47. vnto vs. When the Angell first brought this newes, To you is borne a Sauiour, he saith, Behold I bring you good tidings of great ioy. This made the Virgin Mary say, My spirit hath re∣ioyced in God my Sauiour, and for this did Zacharias blesse God that redeemed his people, and raised vp an horne of saluation.Vers. 68, 69. When the eies of old Simeon had seene this Saluation, he de∣sired no longer to liue, but said, Lord now lettest thou thy ser∣uantLuk. 2. 29, 30.depart in peace.They who beleeue in this Sauiour will be of like minde: and as they reioyce in him, so they will trust vnto him, and say with the Apostle, we are more then conquerors through himRom. 8. 37.that loued vs, &c.This being so, to what end serueth the supposed treasure ofRefut.the Church, wherein are said to be stored vp indulgences, par∣dons, merits, workes of supererogation, and I know not what trash, to adde to the satisfaction of this Sauiour? either Christ is not a sufficient Sauiour, or these are (to speake the least) vaine. But vaine they are: & an emptie, filthie, detestable trea∣sure that is, which God will destroy with all that trust therein.§. 20. Of Christ the only Sauiour.This relatiue particle (. HEE) hath also his emphasis; for as it pointeth out Christ the head of the Church, so it restraineth this great worke to him: it may thus be translated, he himselfe: that is, he in his owne person, he by himselfe, he and none but he. So as to speak properly,Christ is the only Sauiour of men: in which respect he is Doct. called Luk. 1. 69.the horne of saluation, yea & 2. 30.Saluation it selfe: which titles are giuen to him by an excellency and propriety: and in the same respect the name Mat. 1. 21.Iesus was giuen vnto him.0