A44348:431
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.
A. Whatsoever may be said in the Law and Word of God, may ⟨p. 40⟩be said of God; now the Law may be said to have an hand in the sins of men: As when counsel and admonition comes, the heart swells immediately; as when a thing is put into a channel, or any other place, the water increaseth hugely, not because there is any water put into it, but by opposition.
A. Whatsoever may be said in the Law and Word of God, may ⟨p. 40⟩be said of God; now the Law may be said to have an hand in the sins of men: As when counsell and admonition comes, the heart swells immediately; as when a thing is put into a channell, or any other place, the water increaseth hugely, not because there is any water put into it, but by opposition.
Q. What do you mean by evil?
Q. What doe you mean by evill?
A. There is no kind of evil worse then the evil of sin and punishment: here is specially meant the evil of sin, and also punishment, so far as it may hinder us in the ways of godliness.
A. There is no kinde of evill worse then the evill of sinne and punishment: here is specially meant the evill of sinne, and also punishment, so farre as it may hinder us in the wayes of godlinesse.