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A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…
A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nebuchadnezzars subversion. Set forth by William Wheatley Master of Art, and preacher of Gods word.A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nabuchadnezzars subuersion. Set forth by William Wheatley Maister of Art, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Thomas Creed for John Deane and John Baily, 1602London: printed by Thomas Creed for Iohn Deane and Iohn Baily, 1602
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.
Of death, the ancient and learned Fathers have gathered from the holy scriptures, as the painful Bees doth honey from the flowers, not only for themselves, but for others: Sic vos non vobis fertis aratra boves? Therefore because that which is written, is written for our learning, I have gathered from them both, four kinds of death.
Of death, the auncient and learned Fathers haue gathered from the holie scriptures, as the painfull Bees dooth hony from the flowers, not only for themselues, but for others: Sic vos non vobis fertis aratra boues? Therefore because that which is written, is written for our learning, I haue gathered from them both, foure kindes of death.
1 The death of sin general. 2 The death Mystical. 3 The death Natural. 4 The death Eternal.
1 The death of sin generall. 2 The death Mysticall. 3 The death Naturall. 4 The death Eternall.
1 The death of sin (as Saint Ambrose calls it) is the deprivation or loss, or darkening of the Image of God in man: like unto which he was created. Thus Adam dyed, so soon as he had eaten of the forbidden fruit: as God promised unto him he should. And in Adam All die; 1like as the branches of a tree do wither when the root is dead.
1 The death of sinne (as Saint Ambrose calls it) is the depriuation or losse, or darkening of the Image of God in man: like vnto which hee was creared. Thus Adam dyed, so soone as he had eaten of the forbidden fruit: as God promised vnto him hee should. And in Adam All die; 1