The analysis of all the epistles of the New Testament wherein the chiefe things of every particular chapter are reduced to heads, for help of the memory, and many hard places explained, for the help of the understanding / by John Dale ...

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Title: The analysis of all the epistles of the New Testament wherein the chiefe things of every particular chapter are reduced to heads, for help of the memory, and many hard places explained, for the help of the understanding / by John Dale ...
Author: Dale, John, b. 1618 or 19.
Publication: Oxford :: Printed by L.L. ... for Edw. Forrest and Rob. Blagrave,; 1657.
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Subject terms: Bible. -- N.T. -- Epistles -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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1. An Application of his former doctrine; wherein is an Ʋse of Exhortation unto the converted Jewes, (who had a meane opinion of Christ) not to forsake his Gospell which they had received; and that for these reasons,
- 1. Because if the neglect of the Word spo∣ken by Angels, was severely punished: how much more the forsaking of the Go∣spell spoken by him, who was greater then they. v. 1, 2.
- 2. Because it was true; as being spoken,

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  - 1. By Christ, who was truth it selfe.
  - 2. By the Apostles, who were inspired by the Spirit. v. 3.
  - 3. Proved to be true, by many miracles done by him, and his Apostles. v. 4.
2. A further proofe and demonstration of the dignity and excellency of Christ above the Angels;
- 1. In shewing his power over all things. v. 8. In shewing, that his taking upon him our nature, (which is inferiour to that of the Angels) was not,
  - 1. A lessening of his worth; But
  - 2. A raising and heightning of it, for stooping so low, v. 9. and so he was not thereby made lower then the Angels, as the Jewes ob∣jected.
3. The Humanity of Christ, (i.) his taking on him our flesh; wherein is shewne,
- 1. From whence he had it, viz. from A∣braham remotely. v. 16.
- 2. To what end he tooke it, (i.) that he might dye to redeeme mankind; which he could not doe as God. v. 14, 15, 17.