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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▪ 3 Because we are so borne in sin, that in a manner it becomes natural to us, nor ever have had we experience of any other condition. As those that are borne with deformed and crooked limbs, and never saw aright and well proportioned disposition of all the members, do not know that their own limbs are deformed and ill proportioned, but esteem their distortion and disproportion to be the right proportion it self; even so is it in this case of sin, and corruption of nature.
Use 1. Of Admonition, that for this cause we might more and more humble our selves before God, seeing that we are so miserable, that of our selves we can never know our own misery.
Use 2. Is of Direction, to deny all our natural wisdom; that so we may fly to God, and seek wisdom from him, that we may know our selves and him aright.
Use 2. Is of Direction, to deny all our natural wisdome; that so we may flie to God, and seek wisdome from him, that we may know our selves and him aright.
Doctr. 2. The only way to know sin aright, and the cause of our misery is by the law of God.