A treatise of the necessity of humane learning for a Gospel-preacher shewing the use of I. Languages, II. Rhetoric, III. Logic, IV. Natural philosophy, V. Moral philosophy, VI. History, VII. Chronology, VIII. Arithmetic, IX. Geometry, X. Astronomy, XI. Geography, and the benefits of learning in all ages : also this question is determined, whether grace be essential to a minister of the Gospel? / by Edward Reyner ...
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A treatise of the necessity of humane learning for a Gospel-preacher shewing the use of I. Languages, II. Rhetoric, III. Logic, IV. Natural philosophy, V. Moral philosophy, VI. History, VII. Chronology, VIII. Arithmetic, IX. Geometry, X. Astronomy, XI. Geography, and the benefits of learning in all ages : also this question is determined, whether grace be essential to a minister of the Gospel? / by Edward Reyner ...
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Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.
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London :: Printed by John Field, and are to be sold by Joseph Cranford ...,
1663.
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Philosophy and religion.
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"A treatise of the necessity of humane learning for a Gospel-preacher shewing the use of I. Languages, II. Rhetoric, III. Logic, IV. Natural philosophy, V. Moral philosophy, VI. History, VII. Chronology, VIII. Arithmetic, IX. Geometry, X. Astronomy, XI. Geography, and the benefits of learning in all ages : also this question is determined, whether grace be essential to a minister of the Gospel? / by Edward Reyner ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A57125.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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SECT. VI. Of Roman History.
2. THe Scripture hath somthing in it of the Roman Customs, and Antiqui∣ties. See Acts 22.25, 28. and 25.10, 11, 16. and 26.32. Luk. 2.1, 2.
Let me hear without any help from the Roman History, what Cesar was, Joh. 19.12. and what is meant by Legion, Centuri∣on, Publican, by the whole world,〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉(t) 1.1, and what by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Luk. 2.1.
He that hath not read, or heard that Tarsus, amongst other places, was privi∣ledged with the freedoms of the City of Rome, cannot make it out how Paul could say, and say truly, that he was a Roman
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free-born, Acts 22.27, 28. when indeed he was a Jew born at Tarsus, verse 3.
The crucifixion of Christ was a Roman punishment, and so not to be perfectly un∣derstood but from that History. To which there was something added of the Jewish usage, in giving him 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉Mark 15.23. For the Jews used to give a cup of wine with frankincense, or
(u) 1.2myrrh to con∣demned persons before their execution, grounding this Custom on Prov. 36.1. Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, &c.