A69075:2301
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.
First, all outward things, both for our necessity, and christian delight, as well in clothing as in feeding. Secondly, all the means and helps to attain them, as good Princes, Magistrates, seasonable weather, &c. Wherein also we pray for the removal of the contrary; as war, plague, famine, evil weather. All which must be asked with this exception, if it seem good in the eyes of our heavenly father: 1which exception is proper to this petition.l
First, all outward things, both for our necessity, and christian delight, as well in clothing as in feeding. Secondly, all the meanes and helpes to attaine them, as good Princes, Magistrates, seasonable weather, &c. Wherein also wee pray for the remouall of the contrarie; as warre, plague, famine, euill weather. All which must be asked with this exception, if it seeme good in the eyes of our heauenly father: 1which exception is proper to this petition.l
- 1Mat. 8.2.
What need is there of asking these things?
The frailty of our nature, not able to continue in health scarce one day without these helps, and as it were props to uphold this decayed and ruinous cottage of our mortal bodies; less able to forbear them then many beasts: for seeing there was a ⟨p. 221⟩necessary use of our meat in the time of our innocency, the necessity by our fall is much greater.