A09466:532
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.
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On the contrary part, many good Christians leave to apply the comfort of the gospel to themselves, and only have regard to their own sins, and Gods infinite vengeance. And even when Satan accuseth them, they will not stick to give ear to Satan, and also accuse themselves: and so they are brought into fearful terrors, and often draw near to desperation.
On the contrarie part, many good Christians leaue to apply the comfort of the gospel to themselues, and onlie haue regard to their owne sinnes, and Gods infinite vengeance. And euen when Sathan accuseth them, they will not sticke to giue eare to Sathan, and also accuse themselues: and so they are brought into feareful terrors, and often draw neere to desperation.
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There is a third sort called sectaries, who addict themselves to the opinion of some man. These commonly never apply the law or the Gospel to themselves, but their whole meditation, is chiefly in the opinions of him whom they follow. As they that follow Luther, few of them follow his Christian life, they regard not that: but about consubstantiation and ubiquity, about Images and such like trumpery, they infinitely trouble themselves, and all Europe too.