A05817:315
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.
Christ calleth all Christians Merchants, Luke 19. and eternal life a precious pearl, which a wise Merchant will ⟨p. 213⟩purchase, though it cost him all that he hath. Mat. 13.
Christ calleth all Christians Merchants, Luke 19. and eternall life a precious pearle, which a wise Merchant will ⟨p. 213⟩purchase, though it cost him all that hee hath. Mat. 13.
Alexander hearing the report of the great riches of the Eastern country,1 divided forth-with among his Captains and Soldiers, all his Kingdom of Macedonia: Hephoestion asking him what he meant in so doing; Alexander answered, that he preferred the riches of India, (whereof he hoped shortly to be Master) before all that his Father Philip left him in Macedonia. And should not Christians then prefer the eternal riches of Heaven, so greatly renowned, (which they shall enjoy ere long) before the corruptible trash of the earth, which last but for a season?
Alexander hearing the report of the great riches of the Eastern country,1 diuided forth-with among his Captaines and Souldiers, all his Kingdome of Macedonia: Hephoestion asking him what hee meant in so doing; Alexander answered, that he preferred the riches of India, (whereof hee hoped shortly to be Master) before all that his Father Philip left him in Macedonia. And should not Christians then preferre the eternall riches of Heauen, so greatly renowned, (vvhich they shall enioy ere long) before the corruptible trash of the earth, which last but for a season?