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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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Reas. 1. Justice requires that to every one his due be given; and Superiors have a special worth and excellency, unto which a special esteem, and respect of honour is due.
Reas. 1. Justice requires that to every one his due be given; and Superiours have a special worth and excellency, unto which a special esteem, and respect of honour is due.
Reas. 2. Religion commands that we acknowledge that special manner of Gods image, which appears in every supereminence of dignity; whence it is also, that all such respect towards Superiors, is called piety, partly because by piety, or religion towards God it is in special manner commanded; partly also, because it hath some likeness of that piety and worship, that is due unto God.
Reas. 2. Religion commands that we acknowledge that special manner of Gods image, which appears in every supereminence of dignity; whence it is also, that all such respect towards Superiours, is called piety, partly because by piety, or religion towards God it is in special manner commanded; partly also, because it hath some likenesse of that piety and worship, that is due unto God.
Reas. 3. Charity and thankfulness persuade the same also, as from Superiors to Inferiors some good thing ordinarily useth to descend, if it were but from the rank and order; by reason whereof a special sort of honour is due to them, even from such, as in their own proper persons perhaps receive no particular good from them.
Reas. 3. Charity and thankfulnesse perswade the same also, as from Superiours to Inferiours some good thing ordinarily useth to descend, if it were but from the rank and order; by reason whereof a special sort of honour is due to them, even from such, as in their owne proper persons perhaps receive no particular good from them.