A plaine exposition vpon the whole thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth chapters of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romanes Wherein the text is diligently and methodically resolued, the sense giuen, and many doctrines thence gathered, are by liuely vses applied for the benefit of Gods children. Performed with much varietie, and conuenient breuitie, by Elnathan Parr Bachelor in Diuinity, and preacher of Gods word. To which is prefixed an alphabeticall table, containing the chiefe points and doctrines handled in the booke.
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A plaine exposition vpon the whole thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth chapters of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romanes Wherein the text is diligently and methodically resolued, the sense giuen, and many doctrines thence gathered, are by liuely vses applied for the benefit of Gods children. Performed with much varietie, and conuenient breuitie, by Elnathan Parr Bachelor in Diuinity, and preacher of Gods word. To which is prefixed an alphabeticall table, containing the chiefe points and doctrines handled in the booke.
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Parr, Elnathan, d. 1622.
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London :: Printed by G. Eld for Samuel Man, dwelling in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Swanne,
1622.
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Bible. -- N.T. -- Romans XIII-XVI -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"A plaine exposition vpon the whole thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth chapters of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romanes Wherein the text is diligently and methodically resolued, the sense giuen, and many doctrines thence gathered, are by liuely vses applied for the benefit of Gods children. Performed with much varietie, and conuenient breuitie, by Elnathan Parr Bachelor in Diuinity, and preacher of Gods word. To which is prefixed an alphabeticall table, containing the chiefe points and doctrines handled in the booke." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B15167.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 4, 2024.
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VERSE 5. Likewise greet the Church which is in their house.—
SAint Paul salutes the houshold of Aquila, which he cals a Church, for the priuate duties of Gods worship, as prayer, catechising, reading the Scriptures, &c. performed therein: and also for the good and orderly life of the family. It is not like, that Saint Paul meaneth the Saints which met there for the publique seruice of God, by reason of the parti∣cular salutations of diuers of them following.
We ought so to gouerne our families that they may bee worthy to be called Churches. [Obser.] Adams house was called The face of God, Gen. 4.14. And so did Abraham, and Iacob,* 1.1 and Ioshua, & Dauid order their families: Also Cornelius, though a military man. A house where there are no exercises of reli∣gion, but where idlenesse, lying slandering, common swea∣ring, cursing, are rife, and where drunkennesse, vncleannes, and riotous liuing, are ordinarily practised, may bee called an assembly of Atheists, a denne of theeues and lewd beasts,
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and the Diuels chappell, rather then Church of God.
As our bodies and soules, so our families are to be conse∣crated to God as his holy Temples.
Notes
* 1.1
Gen. 18.19. Gen. 35.2. Iosh. 24.15. Psal 101. Acts 10.2.