A02182:65
Propositions
Propositions containing answers to certain demands in divers spiritual matters specially concerning the conscience oppressed with the grief of sin. With an epistle against hardness of heat, made by that worthy preacher of the Gospel of Christ, M. R. Greenham pastor of DraytonPropositions containing answers to certaine demaunds in divers spirituall matters specially concerning the conscience oppressed with the griefe of sinne. With an epistle against hardnes of heat, made by that woorthie preacher of the Gospell of Christ, M. R. Greenham pastor of Drayton
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegrave printer to the Kings Majesty, 1597Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegraue printer to the Kings Majestie, 1597
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.
54 When one asked him concerning Marriage, whether it were good to marry; seeing sometimes when concupiscence pricked him, he was moved to it; and some other times when he felt no such thing, he thought he might abstain from it: he answered, Many came hastily into that calling, not using the means of trying their estate throughly before; as namely, whether they by prayer, fasting, and avoiding all provocations of Concupiscence, have the gift of Chastity or not Many use some of the means, but not […] many use all the means, but a […] therefore it is good to use first the mean• ⟨image 15⟩not part of them, but all of them; not for a while, but long; and attend upon the Lords ordinance, if so be that all these things will not prevail, wait when the Lord shall give just occasion of using that estate to his glory and for our comfort.
54 When one asked him concerning Marriage, whether it were good to marrie; seing somtimes when concupiscence prickt him, he was moved to it; and some other times when he felt no such thing, he thought he might abstene from it: he answered, Many came hastely into that calling, not vsing the meanes of trying their estate throughly before; as namely, whether they by prayer, fasting, and avoiding all provocations of Concupiscence, haue the guift of Chastitie or not Many vse some of the means, but not 〈…〉 many vse all the meanes, but a 〈…〉 therefore it is good to vse first the mean• ⟨image 15⟩not part of them, but all of them; not for a while, but long; and attend vppon the Lords ordinance, if so be that all these things will not prevaile, waite when the Lord shall giue just occasion of vsing that estate to his glorie and for our comforte.