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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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Doct. 4. All true godliness depends on the belief of this mystery, so that there is no true and solid or sound godliness without this belief: neither can this belief be true and solid▪ unless it have also true godliness joined with it.
Doct. 4. All true godlinesse depends on the beliefe of this mystery, so that there is no true and solid or sound godliness without this beliefe: neither can this belief be true and solid▪ unlesse it have also true godlinesse joyned with it.
This is gathered from that title; the mystery of godliness: because godliness both riseth up to this Faith, and floweth down from it. This most practical doctrine, is the general use of all the rest that went before.
This is gathered from that title; the mystery of godlinesse: because godliness both riseth up to this Faith, and floweth down from it. This most practical doctrine, is the generall use of all the rest that went before.
Reas. 1. Because in this mystery appears Gods greatest goodness, grace, mercy and love; which if they be rightly taken up, cannot but stir up our minds unto care and zeal of honouring, loving and adhering to God, and pleasing him in all things, wherein he hath shown us, that true godliness consists.
Reas. 1. Because in this mystery appears Gods greatest goodnesse, grace, mercy and love; which if they be rightly taken up, cannot but stir up our mindes unto care and zeale of honouring, loving and adhearing to God, and pleasing him in all things, wherein he hath shown us, that true godlinesse consists.