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The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 1630
THE CURE OF THE FEAR OF DEATH. › Chapter 3THE CVRE OF THE FEARE OF DEATH. › Chapter 3
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1. By the fear of death we shame our Religion; while we profess it in our words, we deny it in our works. Let Papists 1tremble at death, who are taught, that no man ordinarily can be sure he shall go to heaven when he dies. But for us, that profess the knowledge of salvation, to be astonished at the passage to it, shows (at least) a great weakness of faith, and doth outwardly give occasion of disgrace to ⟨p. 661⟩our Religion.
1. By the feare of death we shame our Religion; while we professe it in our words, we deny it in our workes. Let Papists 1tremble at death, who are taught, that no man ordinarily can be sure he shall go to heauen when he dies. But for vs, that professe the knowledge of saluation, to bee astonished at the passage to it, shewes (at least) a great weakenesse of faith, and doth outwardly giue occasion of disgrace to ⟨p. 661⟩our Religion.
- 11 We shame our religion.1 Wee shame our religion.
2. By that which went before, we may see how uncomely it is to be afraid of death: For thereby we disable the death of Christ: we frustrate the end of Gods workmanship: we stop the execution of the Prophesies: we renounce our first agreement with Christ: we mock God in praying that his kingdom may come: we obscure the evidence of our own regeneration; and we transgress against the example of the godly in all ages.