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The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…
The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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Now that such corruption naturally is found in all men, is not only proved from Scriptures, but seems also to be confirmed by experience it self.
Now that such corruption naturally is found in all men, is not onely proved from Scriptures, but seems also to be confirmed by experience it self.
Reas. 1. For in all men there appears a manifest perversion of our wills, and inward appetite; as much as spiritual and truly good things are of no good relish to all animal and natural men: but the contrary evils, which of their own nature have no good relish, seem to them most sweet: Now as the perversion of the sensitive appetite doth denotate bodily sickness; so the perversion of the inmost & most spiritual appetite, doth point forth unto us sickness that is inward and in the spirit. The same also may be observed of the perversion of the judgement and understanding, from whence come so many and shameful errors, whereby good is esteemed evil, and evil good.
Reas. 1. For in all men there appears a manifest perversion of our wils, and inward appetite; as much as spirituall and truly good things are of no good relish to all animall and naturall men: but the contrary evils, which of their own nature have no good rellish, seem to them most sweet: Now as the perversion of the sensitive appetite doth denotate bodily sicknesse; so the perversion of the inmost & most spiritual appetite, doth point forth unto us sicknesse that is inward and in the spirit. The same also may be observed of the perversion of the judgement and understanding, from whence come so many and shamefull errours, whereby good is esteemed evill, and evill good.
Reas. 2. It is manifest that there is in all men a certain rebellion of the inferior and animal faculties and appetites against the superior and most spiritual faculties of the soul; which shows the sickness of the upper part, as not having strength enough to govern the lower; and again a disorder and confusion of the inferior faculties, whereby they will not be subject to their Superior. For as