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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.
Satan Be it so, for all this, thou art far enough from the kingdom of heaven, into which no unclean thing shall ever enter: thou, although that Christ hath suffered death, and fulfilled the law for thee, yet thou art in part unclean: thy cursed nature and the seeds of sin are yet remaining in thee.1
Sathan Be it so, for all this, thou art farre inough from the kingdome of heauen, into which no vncleane thing shall euer enter: thou, although that Christ hath suffered death, and fulfilled the lawe for thee, yet thou art in part vncleane: thy cursed nature and the seedes of sinne are yet remaining in thee.1
Christian. Christ in the virgins womb was perfectly sanctified by the holy ghost: and this perfect holiness of his humane nature is imputed to me: even as Jacob put on Esau's garments, to get his Fathers blessing: so I have put on the righteousness of Christ, as a long white robe covering my sins, & making me appear perfectly righteous, even before Gods judgement seat.
Christian. Christ in the virgins wombe was perfectly sanctified by the holie ghost: and this perfect holines of his humane nature is imputed to me: euen as Iacob put on Esaus garments, to get his Fathers blessing: so I haue put on the righteousnes of Christ, as a long white robe couering my sinnes, & making me appeare perfectlie righteous, euen before Gods iudgement seat.