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A three-fold treatise
A three-fold treatise containing the saints sure and perpetual guide. Self-enriching examination. Soul-fating fasting. Or, meditations, concerning the word, the sacrament of the Lords Supper, and fasting. By the labours of that late Reverend, and learned divine, Master Robert Bolton ...A three-fold treatise containing the saints sure and perpetuall guide. Selfe-enriching examination. Soule-fatting fasting. Or, meditations, concerning the word, the sacrament of the Lords Supper, and fasting. By the labours of that late Reverend, and learned divine, Master Robert Bolton ...
London: printed by E. Purslow for Ralph Harford, 1634London: printed by E. Purslow for Raphe Harford, 1634
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THE SAINTS SURE AND PERPETUAL GUIDE.THE SAINTS SVRE AND PERPETVALL GVIDE.
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.
Besides, for our own Country, wise men have observed another particular reason. For (say they) immediately after our coin, in the time of King Henry the eighth, the prices of all things generally among all sorts of people rose; for that they think, that the alteration of the Coin was the chief and principal cause of an universal dearness of things. And why our English Coin being restored by our late Queen, that blessed Saint of glorious memory, to its former purity ⟨p. 83⟩and perfection, the prices of all things fall not back to their old rate, they give sufficient reasons.
Besides, for our owne Countrey, wise men have observed another particular reason. For (say they) immediately after our coine, in the time of King Henry the eighth, the prices of all things generally among all sorts of people rose; for that they thinke, that the alteration of the Coine was the chiefe and principall cause of an universall dearnesse of things. And why our English Coine being restored by our late Queene, that blessed Saint of glorious memory, to its former purity ⟨p. 83⟩and perfection, the prices of all things fall not backe to their old rate, they give sufficient reasons.
As for pastimes, Plays, and other fearful profanation of the Sabbath, it is a good sign the power of grace is there planted by the Word, from whence they are banished and abandoned. They are fit pleasures for Papists, which have no comfort in the joys above; and well agreeing to the darkness of superstition. But the light of the Gospel dispels such vanities, and Gods children have all their pleasures in holy exercises upon the Sabbath day.
As for pastimes, Playes, and other fearefull prophanation of the Sabbath, it is a good signe the power of grace is there planted by the Word, from whence they are banished and abandoned. They are fit pleasures for Papists, which have no comfort in the joyes above; and well agreeing to the darknesse of superstition. But the light of the Gospell dispels such vanities, and Gods children have all their pleasures in holy exercises upon the Sabbath day.