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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
Consolations for the troubled consciences of repentant Sinners.
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.
Minister. The child which as yet can use no reason, is for all that a reasonable creature: and the man in a son feels no power of life, and yet he is not dead. The Christian man hath many qualms come over his heart, and he falls into many a son, that none almost would look for any more of the life of Christ in him, yet for all that he may be a true Christian. This was the estate of Peter when he denied our saviour Christ with cursing and banning, his faith only 1fainted for a time, it failed not.
Minister. The child which as yet can vse no reason, is for all that a reasonable creature: and the man in a soune feeles no power of life, and yet he is not dead. The Christian man hath manie quaumes come ouer his heart, and he falles into manie a soune, that none almost would loke for anie more of the life of Christ in him, yet for al that he may be a true Christian. This was the estate of Peter when he denied our sauiour Christ with cursing and banning, his faith onelie 1fainted for a time, it failed not.
Christian. I have now opened unto you the chief things that trouble me: and your comfortable answers have much refreshed my troubled mind. The God of all mercy, and consolation requite you accordingly.
Christian. I haue nowe opened vnto you the chiefe things that trouble me: and your comfortable answers haue much refreshed my troubled minde. The God of all mercie, and consolation requite you accordinglie.