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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.
CHAP. VII. Why we know not when we shall dye.
CHAP. VII. Why wee know not when wee shall dye.
Well, if our end be so certain, why is it not made known unto us when it shall be? Why? Dixit dominus, the Lord hath so determined, and that should suffice thee.1 For he saith, Thou shalt have no assurance of thy life.
WEll, if our end be so certaine, why is it not made knowne vnto vs when it shall bee? Why? Dixit dominus, the Lord hath so determined, and that should suffice thee.1 For hee saith, Thou shalt haue no assurance of thy life.
And to this end it is said,1 The day of the Lord shall come even as a thief in the night. Again: he which hath the seven spirits of GOD, sayeth: ⟨p. 117⟩I will come upon thee as a thief, 2and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. This then being so, why shouldest thou ask any moe questions.