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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. A mans corrupt heart will endeavour to bring him to a love and liking of that sin, and make it seem pleasant unto him, that he may not repent for it.
1. A mans corrupt heart will endeuor to bring him to a loue and liking of that sinne, and make it seeme pleasant vnto him, that he may not repent for it.
Secondly, or else to cause him to defend it by colourable shifts and excuses, that he may seem to do it lawfully.
Secondly, or else to cause him to defend it by colourable shiftes and excuses, that he may seeme to doe it lawfully.
Thirdly, if it do begin to gripe him, and to prick his conscience, then doth it labour to choke this grief and sorrow, and so to hinder sound repentance, and that three ways:
Thirdly, if it doe begin to gripe him, and to pricke his conscience, then doth it labour to choke this griefe and sorrow, and so to hinder sound repentance, and that three wayes: