A05817:292
The Practice of Piety
The practise of piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God.The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God.
London: printed for John Hodgets, 1613London: printed for Iohn Hodgets, 1613
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.
4 Of the effects of those prerogatives.
4 Of the effects of those prerogatiues.
From these prerogatives there will arise to the Elect in heaven, five notable effects.
From these prerogatiues there will arise to the Elect in heauen, fiue notable effects.
1 They shall know GOD, with a perfect knowledge, 1so far as Creatures can possibly comprehend the Creator. For there we shall see; the Word, 2the Creator; and in the Word, all creatures that by the Word were created: so that we shall not need to learn of the things which were made; the knowledge of him by whom all things were made. 3The excellentest creatures in this life,4 are but as a dark ⟨p. 200⟩veil, 5drawn betwixt GOD and us: but when this veil shall be drawn aside; then shall we see GOD face to face, and know him as we are known.