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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.
Euseb. Yes, if our Queen (God save her grace) should send you on warfare into another country, you must obey at Gods commandment, and go and avenge your Princes quarrel, which you know not but that it is right. When you come thither, remember the two stats in which ⟨p. 191⟩you are: and know that in the first state, that is, the regiment spiritual, you must love them with whom you fight, and that they are your brethren bought with Christs blood, as well as you, and for Christs sake hate them not, yet as you are in the second state a Soldier at your Princes commandment, you must fight against them, and maintain your Princes quarrel, and bring them under her power: and therewithal be content with your Princes wages, neither desire your adversaries life or goods, save to advantage your Prince. So then a Soldier need not cast away meekness, for he may fight with his enemy and slay him, and yet love him.
Euseb. Yes, if our Queene (God saue her grace) should send you on warfare into another countrie, you must obeie at Gods commandement, and go and auenge your Princes quarrell, which you knowe not but that it is right. When you come thether, remember the two stats in which ⟨p. 191⟩you are: and knowe that in the firste state, that is, the regiment spiritual, you must loue them with whome you fight, and that they are your brethren bought with Christes blood, as well as you, and for Christes sake hate them not, yet as you are in the second state a Souldior at your Princes commandement, you must fight against them, and mainteine your Princes quarrell, and bring them vnder hir power: and therewithall be content with your Princes wages, neither desire your aduersaries life or goods, saue to aduantage your Prince. So then a Souldior neede not cast away meekenes, for he may fight with his enemie and slaye him, and yet loue him.
Timoth. Another thing I would know of you, which now cometh to my mind, I have a Landlord, he seemeth to be a very good man, he countenanceth all the good preachers in our country, & he rideth usually ten miles to hear sermons: I hold of him an house & a little land, not scarce enough to find my poor family: my lease is come out & I have taken a new lease, but I have paid such a great fine, and my yearly rents are so racked, that I fear I & all my household are like to beg our bread, this is it disquieteth