A44348:190
An exposition of the principles of religion
An exposition of the principles of religion by Tho. Hooker.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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.
Q. When doth a man come to this despair?
Q. When doth a man come to this despaire?
A. When he seeketh to the world for succour, and finds none.
A. When he seeketh to the world for succour, and findes none.
Q. When is a man content to be at Gods dispose?
Q. When is a man content to bee at Gods dispose?
A. When he acknowledgeth he hath no good in himself, and confesses (if at any time God afflict him) that it is just with God so to do, resolving what ever trouble lies upon him, still to trust and call upon God. Contrition and humiliation are two graces which must be wrought in the soul before faith can enter in.
A. When he acknowledgeth he hath no good in himselfe, and confesses (if at any time God afflict him) that it is just with God so to doe, resolving what ever trouble lyes upon him, still to trust and call upon God. Contrition and humiliation are two graces which must be wrought in the soul before faith can enter in.