A09466:359
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.
Euseb. Very well. Christ is all in all. Every Christian man to another is Christ himself, and whatsoever is done to the poor, is done to Christ himself and therefore your neighbours need hath as good right in your goods as hath Christ himself which is heir and Lord over all. And look what you owe to Christ that you owe to your neighbours need: to your neighbour owe you your heart and life and whatsoever you have or can do.
Euseb. Verie well. Christ is all in all. Euerie Christian man to another is Christ himselfe, and whatsoeuer is doone to the poore, is doone to Christ himselfe and therefore your neighbours neede hath as good right in your goods as hath Christ himselfe which is heire and Lord ouer all. And looke what you owe to Christ that you owe to your neighbours neede: to your neighbour owe you your heart and life and whatsoeuer you haue or can doe.
Timoth. We need not give our relief except the poor require it.
Timoth. Wee need not giue our reliefe except the poore require it.
Euseb. Ask or not, if they want you are bound to relieve them, As Christ loved you, so love them. Christ loved you being his enemy, when I am sure of it you never asked remission of sins.
Euseb. Aske or not, if they want you are bound to relieue them, As Christ loued you, so loue them. Christ loued you being his enimie, when I am sure of it you neuer asked remission of sinnes.