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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.
Reas. 2. It was according to right that he was born of Mary, that so it might be certain, how he descended of the Tribe of Judah▪ and of the Family of David, according to the promises, and prophesies that went before of him.
Reas. 2. It was according to right that he was born of Mary, that so it might be certain, how he descended of the Tribe of Iudah▪ and of the Family of David, according to the promises, and prophesies that went before of him.
Use 1. Is of Refutation, against Anabaptists, and such like, who fantastically think that the humanity of Christ only passed through Mary, and was not assumed from her nature. Of which imagination the first reason seems to have been, that some simple men could not conceive, how any could without sin be born of a woman after the fall. But the Anabaptists afterwards, though they took away this ground of their error, of denying original sin, yet they adhered to this conclusion of mere wilfulness, without any reason.
Use 1. Is of Refutation, against Anabaptists, and such like, who phantastically think that the humanity of Christ onely passed through Mary, and was not assumed from her nature. Of which imagination the first reason seems to have been, that some simple men could not conceive, how any could without sin be born of a woman after the fall. But the Anabaptists afterwards, though they took away this ground of their errour, of denying original sin, yet they adhered to this conclusion of meer wilfulness, without any reason.
Use 2. Is of Information, for directing our Faith about ⟨p. 100⟩