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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. 2. Because in Christ we were to have such an example of obedience, as was most perfect in keeping the commandments of God.
Use 1. Of Refutation against the superstition & presumption of popish Monks, who have devised a kind of perfection in obedience of counsels, beside and beyond that, which stands in keeping of the commandments of God; when yet Christ himself, that hath given us the whole portrait and pattern of perfect obedience, confesses, that he went no further than to obey that, which the Father commanded him.
Use 1. Of Resutation against the superstition & presumption of popish Monks, who have devised a kind of perfection in obedience of councells, beside and beyond that, which stands in keeping of the commandments of God; when yet Christ himself, that hath given us the whole pourtraict and pattern of perfect obedience, confesses, that he went no further than to obey that, which the Father cōmanded him.
Use 2. Of Admonition, that we may set our selves to follow Christ in this point, that we may even unto death it self, cleave fast unto the commandments of God.
Use 2. Of Admonition, that we may set our selves to follow Christ in this point, that we may even unto death it self, cleave fast unto the commandements of God.