A25294:657
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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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. Because of that dependence it hath from Christ, as its head. For as all sense and motion of a sensitive creature is derived from the head into every particular member, so also all spiritual virtue is derived by influence from Christ into his Church.
Reas. 2. Because of that dependance it hath from Christ, as its head. For as all sense and motion of a sensitive creature is derived from the head into every particular member, so also all spiritual vertue is derived by influence from Christ into his Church.
Reas. 3 Because of the union and communion that the faithful have amongst themselves in Christ, which is the communion of Saints; and the joints, whereby these members are coupled together. The bonds also of this conjunction, are the ⟨p. 145⟩Spirit, Faith and Charity. By the spirit they are properly conjoined with God in Christ, and also amongst themselves: but by Faith they are properly conjoined to God in Christ only: and by Charity most properly, they are conjoined amongst themselves.
Reas. 3 Because of the union and communion that the faithfull have amongst themselevs in Christ, which is the communion of Saints; and the joynts, whereby these members are coupled together. The bonds also of this conjunction, are the ⟨p. 145⟩Spirit, Faith and Charity. By the spirit they are properly conjoyn'd with God in Christ, and also amongst themselves: but by Faith they are properly conjoyn'd to God in Christ onely: and by Charity most properly, they are conjoyn'd amongst themselves.