A25467:1213
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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.
It had never entered into the hearts of men, to set up a Discipline in the Church of Christ, by Law, Courts, Fines, Mulcts, Imprisonments and Burnings, but that they had utterly lost in themselves, and suffered to be lost in others concerned, all experience of the Power and Efficacy of the Discipline of Christ, towards the Souls and Consciences of men.
It had never entred into the hearts of men, to set up a Discipline in the Church of Christ, by Law, Courts, Fines, Mulcts, Imprisonments and Burnings, but that they had utterly lost in themselves, and suffered to be lost in others concerned, all experience of the Power and Efficacy of the Discipline of Christ, towards the Souls and Consciences of men.
But herein they laid it aside, as an useless tool, that might do some Service in the hands of the Apostles and the primitive Churches, whilst there was Spiritual Life and Sense left amongst Christians; but as unto them and what they aimed at, it was of no use at all.
The Deformity of this Image in the several parts of it, its universal dissimilitude unto that whose name it bears, and which it pretends to be, the several degrees whereby it was forged, framed and erected, with the occasions and advantages taken, for its exaltation, would take up much time to declare: For it was subtly interwoven with other abominations, in the whole mystery of Iniquity, until it became the very Life or animating Principle of Antichristianism.
The Deformity of this Image in the several parts of it, its universal dissimilitude unto that whose name it bears, and which it pretends to be, the several degrees whereby it was forged, framed and erected, with the occasions and advantages taken, for its exaltation, would take up much time to declare: For it was subtilly interwoven with other abominations, in the whole mystery of Iniquity, until it became the very Life or animating Principle of Antichristianism.