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A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…
A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he may discern it, and persevere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set down in the page following.A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he maie discerne it, and perseuere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set downe in the page following.
London: printed by R. Robinson for T. Gubbin, 1590
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.
Thirdly, he which is no Christian is in danger of all the judgements of God, so that every moment some of them may befall him. He may perish suddenly by water with the old world, he may be consumed with fire and brimstone with Sodom and Gomorrah, he may be swallowed up of the ⟨p. 109⟩earth with Core, Dathan, and Abyram, he may hang himself with Judas, he may have his brains dashed against the ground and be eaten up of dogs with Jezebel, he may die in the hardness of heart with Pharaoh, he may despair with Cain and Judas, he may be stricken with sudden death with Ananias and Sapphira his wife, he may be eaten of worms with Herod, he may be smitten with trembling that he cannot hear Gods word with Felix, he may void his guts at the stool with Arius, he may cry at his death that he is damned with Latomus, he may be left unto himself to mock, blaspheme, and renounce Christ with Julian: and he may suffer many more fearful judgements, whereof the Lord hath lgreat store and all tend to the confounding of them which will not be humbled under his hand. Contrariwise the true Christian is so far out of the reach of Gods judgements that they cannot hurt him: mChrist is a covering and a cloud against the heat and tempest of Gods judgements nwhen a mans heart is sprinkled with the blood of this immaculate Lamb, all the plagues of God pass over him.
Thirdly, hee which is no Christian is in danger of al the iudgements of God, so that euery moment some of them may befall him. He may perish sodainly by water with the olde world, he may bee consumed with fire and brimstone with Sodome and Gomorrha, hee may bee swallowed vp of the ⟨p. 109⟩earth with Core, Dathan, and Abyram, hee may hang himself with Iudas, he may haue his braines dashed against the grounde and bee eaten vp of dogs with Iesabell, he may die in the hardnes of heart with Pharao, he may dispaire with Caine and Iudas, he may be stricken with sodaine death with Ananias and Saphira his wife, he may be eaten of wormes with Herode, hee may bee smitten with trembling that he cannot heare Gods worde with Foelix, hee may voide his guts at the stoole with Arius, he may crie at his death that he is damned with Latomus, he may bee left vnto himselfe to mocke, blaspheme, and renounce Christ with Iulian: and hee may suffer manie more fearefull iudgements, whereof the Lord hath