Select Works of Robert Rollock (Volume 2) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: VPON THE HISTORY OF THE PASSION, RESVRRECTION, AND ASCENSION OF OVR LORD JESVS CHRIST. Beginning at the eighteenth Chapter of the Gofpell, according to S. Iohn, and from the 16. verfe of the 19. Chapter thereof, containing a perfect Harmonic of all the foure Euangelifts, for the better vnderftan- ding of all the Circumftances of the Lords death, and Remrreclion. PREACHED BY THAT reuerend and faithfull feruant of God, Mr. Robert Rollocke, fometime Minifter of' the Euangell of Iesvs Christ, and Reftor of the Colledge of Edinbvrgh. Edinbvrgh, Printed by Andro Hart. Anno 1 6 1 6. [EPISTLE DEDICATORY.] TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THEIR MOST LOVING FRIEND IN THE LORD, MASTER WILLIAM SCOT, OF ELIE, GRACE IN THIS LIFE, AND EVERLASTING GLORY IN THE LIFE TO COME. Right Worshipful, ?Albeit that the true knowledge of Christ crucified, of all other, be the most worthy and excellent; and albeit that in him be the only and full matter of man's gloriation, yet few there be who strive to know him as they should, and to make him the matter of their rejoicing. For, to speak nothing of the Gentiles, who count the preaching of Christ crucified to be foolishness, or of the Jews, who count it a stumbling-block, 1 Cor. i. 23; or of the Turks, who will not acknowledge him to be their Redeemer; even they who have been baptized in Christ, and profess outwardly his Word and true doctrine, if they remain in nature, and be not preventedl by the Spirit of adoption, whereby they may see their own misery, their sins, and the terrors of the wrath of God for sin, in the meantime that they profess Christ, they in heart scorn the cross of Christ, his wounds, and his blood, they account the knowledge thereof of little value; yea, they will prefer to it the knowledge of anyt...