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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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Use 1. Is of Reproof, against such as think they have God for their God, and keep this command well enough, if they deny not God with their ⟨p. 216⟩mouths, though they never rouse up themselves to give God this honour before spoken of: Of which sort of men are all such, as 1. deny not themselves, that they may be wholly subject to God and his will. 2. All such as rest in their ignorance. 3. Such as endeavour not to build up themselves in true Faith, Hope, and Love. 4. Such as contemn or neglect the exercise of Piety, public or private; of all these it may truly be affirmed, that while they endeavour not thus to give God his due honour, they have him not really for their God.
Use 1. Is of Reproof, against such as think they have God for their God, and keep this command well enough, if they deny not God with their ⟨p. 216⟩mouths, though they never rouse up themselves to give God this honour before spoken of: Of which sort of men are all such, as 1. deny not themselves, that they may be wholy subject to God and his will. 2. All such as rest in their ignorance. 3. Such as endeavour not to build up themselves in true Faith, Hope, and Love. 4. Such as contemn or neglect the exercise of Piety, publick or private; of all these it may truly be affirmed, that while they endeavour not thus to give God his due honour, they have him not really for their God.
Use Is of Exhortation, that by such considerations we stir up our selves to a greater care of Piety, unless we would be like such, as are without God in this world, and so can look for no other than to be separated from God in the world to come.
Use Is of Exhortation, that by such considerations we stir up our selves to a greater care of Piety, unlesse we would be like such, as are without God in this world, and so can look for no other than to be separated from God in the world to come.