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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.
First, They are uttered by a figurative speech of a part for the whole, under one (and that commonly the greatest) comprehending not only every particular duty, whatsoever may fall into the life of man, of the same nature with that which is there commanded or forbidden, but the whole manner of performance, that it be with all the powers of ones mind, soul and body; which belonging to every Commandment, is once for all explained in the definition I gave of Righteousness.
First, They are vttered by a figuratiue speech of a part for the whole, vnder one (and that commonly the greatest) comprehending not onely euery particular dutie, whatsoeuer may fall into the life of man, of the same nature with that which is there commanded or forbidden, but the whole manner of performance, that it bee with all the powers of ones minde, soule and bodie; which belonging to euery Commandement, is once for all explayned in the definition I gaue of Righteousnesse.
Secondly, Commanding one thing, they forbid the contrary: forbidding one thing, they command the contrary. Lastly, this withal is to be remembered, that all the things before spoken of in the definition I gave Holiness and Righteousness, pertain and have their place in every Commandment, the corruption of nature and desire being (as I think) forbidden in every one, not alone in the tenth:
Secondly, Commanding one thing, they forbid the contrarie: forbidding one thing, they command the contrarie. Lastly, this withall is to be remembred, that all the things before spoken of in the definition I gaue Holinesse and Righteousnesse, pertayne and haue their place in euery Commandement, the corruption of nature and desire being (as I thinke) forbidden in euery one, not alone in the tenth:
And that for these Reasons: