A02182:80
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
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69 Being in a place, where a woman through extreme affection, forgetting all woman hood, fell down before him, in so much that they would have had him depart; he rather turning his face from the woman, and his back to her, fell on his knees, and prayed to the Lord for her.
69 Being in a place, where a woman through extreame affection, forgetting all woman hood, fell downe before him, in so much that they woulde haue had him depart; hee rather turning his face from the woman, and his back to her, fell on his knees, and prayed to the Lord for her.
70 As good natures do not help of necessity to regeneration, so evil natures cannot hinder Gods purpose in calling, if the means with his mercy and blessing be purely and painfully used.
70 As good natures do not help of necessitie to regeneration, so evill natures cannot hinder Gods purpose in calling, if the meanes with his mercie and blessing be purely and painefully vsed.
71 When a maid was so sore troubled, that two or three held her in her fit: he charged her in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that when the agony came, ⟨image 20⟩she should not willingly yield to it, but in the Lord resist it: for both experience teacheth, that the over much fearing of temptation before it cometh, and little purpose to resist it when it cometh, mightily encourageth Satan: and also the holy Ghost biddeth us to resist the devil, and he will fly from us; to draw near to God, and he will draw near to us: & the maid was never after afflicted.