Catholique divinity: or, The most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive doctors of the Church. With other ecclesiastical, and civil authors: dilated upon, and fitted to the explication of the most doctrinal texts of Scripture, in a choice way both for the matter, and the language; and very useful for the pulpit, and these times. / By Dr. Stuart, dean of St. Pauls, afterwards dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closet to the late K. Charles.
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Catholique divinity: or, The most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive doctors of the Church. With other ecclesiastical, and civil authors: dilated upon, and fitted to the explication of the most doctrinal texts of Scripture, in a choice way both for the matter, and the language; and very useful for the pulpit, and these times. / By Dr. Stuart, dean of St. Pauls, afterwards dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closet to the late K. Charles.
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Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.
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London, :: Printed for H.M. and are to bee sold by Timo. Smart at his shop in the Great Old-Bayly near the Sessions-house,
1657.
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Bible -- Quotations -- Early works to 1800.
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
Christian literature, Early -- Early works to 1800.
Fathers of the church -- Early works to 1800.
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"Catholique divinity: or, The most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive doctors of the Church. With other ecclesiastical, and civil authors: dilated upon, and fitted to the explication of the most doctrinal texts of Scripture, in a choice way both for the matter, and the language; and very useful for the pulpit, and these times. / By Dr. Stuart, dean of St. Pauls, afterwards dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closet to the late K. Charles." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A93889.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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Sordet in conspectu judicis, quod fulg•••• in conspect •• operantis.
Gregor.
GOd can finde flaws in that for which wee may look for thanks. This makes Nehemiah crave pardon of his zealous Reformations; and David cryes out, Enter not into judge∣ment with thy servant, O Lord, for no flesh is righteous in thy sight. Yee are they that justifie your selves before men (saith Christ to the Pharisees) but God knows your hearts, for that which is highly esteemed amongst men, is abamination in the sight of God. A thing which I see in the night may shine, and that shining proceed from nothing but rottenness, but bee not deceived (or if you bee, yet) God is not mocked, when hee comes to turn the bottome of the bag upwards (as the Steward did Benjamins) all our secret thefts will out, all our collusi∣ons come to light; His Law is a Law of fire, Deut. 33. 2. His Tribunal
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of fire, Ezek. 1. 27. His pleading with sinners, in flames of fire, Isa. 60. 15. The trial of our works shall bee by fire, and before God who is a con∣suming fire. Happy are they that are here purged by that spirit of judgement and burning.
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