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The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded
The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propounded : more largely & clearly handled and explained / published by John Downame ...The summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded : more largly & cleerely handled and explaned / published by John Downame ...
London: printed by Willi, 1625
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.
The sum is, that albeit God in his mercy, for the ⟨p. 245⟩cause before remembered, do thus forbear all, yet even during othis life, such as have no part in Christ, that is to say, all men in themselves considered, are indeed and truly, though not fully, accursed: for so the Scripture speaketh, He that believeth not, is already condemned. And pGOD telleth CAIN, Cursed art thou even whilst thou now art alive.
The summe is, that albeit God in his mercie, for the ⟨p. 245⟩cause before remembred, doe thus forbeare all, yet euen during othis life, such as haue no part in Christ, that is to say, all men in themselues considered, are indeed and truly, though not fully, accursed: for so the Scripture speaketh, Hee that beleeueth not, is alreadie condemned. And pGOD telleth CAIN, Cursed art thou euen whilest thou now art aliue.
In this estate I consider three things: