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A pastime for parents
A pastime for parents: or A recreation to pass away the time; containing the most principal grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.A pastime for parents: or A recreation to passe away the time; contayning the most principall grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.
London: printed by T. East for Thomas Man, 1606
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.
Child. Yes undoubtedly: and the children of God have greatest feeling of it, and are most troubled with it, and grieved for it: struggling with it by all good means to suppress it, and keep it under: for sure it is that ⟨image 20⟩even after the people of GOD are justified, and sanctified, and assured of eternal life: yet they have their hands full, and as we say tow enough to their Rock to snib, and nip of those manifold blossonies and fruits of corruption, which daily and hourly arise and spring up in their nature. For as fast as one is pinched, and nipped in the head, an other forthwith springeth and sprouteth out: Not unlike the Monster Hydra with seven heads, that the Heathen write of, which having one of them cut off, seven others did arise in the stead of it. And thus we see that the very Elect of GOD have an endless trouble, and as we say work enough cut out, for as long as they live, to repair this rent and torn nature. For alas, alas, though GOD forgive us our sins, yet doth he not, nor will he in this life free us of natural corruption.
Child. Yes vndoubtedly: and the children of God haue greatest féeling of it, and are most troubled with it, and grieued for it: strugling with it by all good meanes to suppresse it, and kéepe it vnder: for sure it is that ⟨image 20⟩euen after the people of GOD are iustified, and sanctified, and assured of eternall life: yet they haue their hands full, and as wée say towe inough to their Rocke to snib, and nippe of those manifolde blossonies and fruites of corruption, which dayly and hourely arise and spring vp in their nature. For as fast as one is pinched, and nipt in the head, an other foorthwith springeth and sprouteth out: Not vnlike the Monster Hydra with seauen heads, that the Heathen write of, which hauing one of them cut off, seauen others did arise in the stead of it. And thus wée sée that the very Elect of GOD haue an endlesse trouble, and as wée say worke enough cut out, for as long as they liue, to repayre this rent and torne nature. For alas, alas, though GOD forgiue vs our sinnes, yet doth hée not, nor will hée in this life frée vs of naturall corruption.