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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.
But immediately after when Christ preached •nto them of his death and passion, Peter ⟨p. 156⟩was angry and rebuked Christ, and thought earnestly that he had raved, and not wist what he had said, as at another time when Christ was so fervently busied in healing the people, that he had no leisure to eat, they went out to hold him, supposing that he had been beside himself. And one that cast forth Devils in Christs name they forbade, because he waited not on them, so glorious were they yet. And though Christ taught alway to forgive, yet Peter after long going to school, asked whether men should forgive seven times, thinking that eight times had been too much. And at the last supper, Peter would have died with Christ, but yet within few hours after he denied him both cowardly & shamefully▪ And after the same manner, though he had so long heard that no man must avenge himself, but rather turn the other cheek to the smiter again, yet when Christ was in taking, Peter asked whether it were lawful to smite with the sword, and tarried no answer, but laid on rashly. So that although we be once reconciled to God, yet at the first we be but children and young scholars, weak and feeble, and must have leisure to grow in the spirit, i• ⟨p. 157⟩knowledge, love, and deeds thereof, as young children must have time to grow in their bodies: and so in like manner the sting of the serpent is not pulled out at once, but the poison of our nature is minished by little and little, and cannot before the hour of death be wholly taken away.
But imediatlie after when Christ preached •nto them of his death and passion, Peter ⟨p. 156⟩was angry and rebuked Christ, and thought earnestlie that hee had raued, and not wist what hee had said, as at another time when Christ was so feruentlie busied in healing the people, that he had no leasure to eate, they went out to holde him, supposing that hee had beene beside himselfe. And one that cast foorth Diuelles in Christes name they forbadde, because hee waited not on thē, so glorious were they yet. And though Christ taught alway to forgiue, yet Peter after long going to schole, asked whether men should forgiue seauen times, thinking that eight times had beene too much. And at the last supper, Peter woulde haue died with Christ, but yet within fewe houres after he denied him both cowardly & shamefullie And after the same manner, though he had so long hearde that no man must auenge himselfe, but rather turne the other cheeke to the smiter againe, yet when Christ was in taking, Peter asked whether it were lawfull to smite with the sworde, and taried no answere, but laide on rashlie. So that although wee bee once reconciled to God, yet at the first we be but children and yong scholers, weake and feeble, and must haue leasure to growe in the spirite, i