A69075:1472
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.
How shall that be?
That when all our sins are gathered and mustered into one troop or heap, they may appear the greater, to cast us down the more: as a man owing sundry debts unto divers or unto one man, in the particulars is confident of his ability to pay all, as long as he heareth they are but all small sums, but hearing the whole sum, despaireth of the payment of it: Or when as there be many soldiers coming against their enemy, but yet here & there scattered, they do not affect us with so great fear, as when they be gathered and ranged in order, and are all under one sight or view.
That when all our sinnes are gathered and mustered into one troope or heape, they may appeare the greater, to cast vs downe the more: as a man owing sundrie debts vnto diuers or vnto one man, in the particulars is confident of his abilitie to pay all, as long as he heareth they are but all small summes, but hearing the whole summe, despaireth of the paiment of it: Or when as there be many souldiers comming against their enemie, but yet here & there scattered, they doe not affect vs with so great feare, as when they be gathered and ranged in order, and are all vnder one sight or view.
Show the same in our love towards God.
Shew the same in our loue towards God.