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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
3. Because there is none of them, which ought not to be referred to a further good: therefore in them cannot consist the last, chief, and perfectest good.
4. Because none of them can perfect the soul and spirit of man.
5. Because most of these goods are common to beasts with men; and yet beasts are not capable of happiness.
6. Because oftentimes it is a mans virtue and perfection to neglect and contemn such goods; so that such are the best and perfectest men, that make least account of these outward and worldly goods.
6. Because oftentimes it is a mans vertue and perfection to neglect and contemne such goods; so that such are the best and perfectest men, that make least account of these outward and worldly goods.