A69075:1022
Christian religion
Christian religion: substantially, methodically[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitably treatisedChristian religion: substantially, methodicalli[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitablie treatised
London: printed by Felix Kingston for Thomas Man, 1611
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.
That out of our love to our neighbour, we draw all our duties to all men, reaching them even to the wicked; so far forth as we hinder not Gods glory, nor some great duty to other, especially the household of faith.
That out of our loue to our neighbour, wee draw all our duties to all men, reaching them euen to the wicked; so farre forth as we hinder not Gods glorie, nor some great dutie to other, especially the household of faith.
May not that which seems our duty to man hinder the honour of God?
May not that which seemes our dutie to man hinder the honour of God?
Sometime it may so fall out, that that which men require, and that (commonly) of right, may not be given: as Rahab, being subject to the King of Jericho, should have failed in her duty, if she had sent the spies at the Kings commandment, (she preferring the obedience she owed to God, before the duty she owed to man.) In regard whereof also, Jonathan revealed his fathers counsel unto David, preferring the greater duty before the lesser. So we owing a greater duty to our Country, then to our natural kindred; must rather refuse to relieve them if they be Traitors, then to suffer any hurt to come to our Country.
Sometime it may so fall out, that that which men require, and that (commonly) of right, may not be giuen: as Rahab, being subiect to the King of Iericho, should haue failed in her dutie, if she had sent the spies at the Kings commandement, (shee preferring the obedience she owed to God, before the dutie she owed to man.) In regard whereof also, Ionathan reuealed his fathers counsell vnto Dauid, preferring the greater dutie before the lesser. So we owing a greater dutie to our Countrie, then to our naturall kindred; must rather refuse to relieue them if they bee Traitors, then to suffer any hurt to come to our Countrie.