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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.
As first, A love of the Truth, and of the Word cfor the Truths sake: for to be of the Truth, that is, a lover and embracer of the Truth, is all one as to be of God. And so our Saviour Christ expoundeth it, when saying in done place, Every one that is of the Truth, heareth my voice, he rendereth it in eanother place by this, as all one in weight and substance: He that is of God, heareth the ⟨p. 463⟩words of God. O how I love thy Law, (saith fDAVID!) All the day long it is my Meditation.
As first, A loue of the Truth, and of the Word cfor the Truths sake: for to be of the Truth, that is, a louer and imbracer of the Truth, is all one as to be of God. And so our Sauiour Christ expoundeth it, when saying in done place, Euery one that is of the Truth, heareth my voyce, hee rendreth it in eanother place by this, as all one in waight and substance: Hee that is of God, heareth the ⟨p. 463⟩words of God. O how I loue thy Law, (saith fDAVID!) All the day long it is my Meditation.
- cJohn 17. 17. Thy Word is Truth.