A69075:2303
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.
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.
The frailety of our nature, not able to continue in health scarce one day without these helpes, and as it were proppes to vphold this decayed and ruinous cottage of our mortall bodies; lesse able to forbeare them then many beasts: for seeing there was a ⟨p. 221⟩necessarie vse of our meat in the time of our innnocency, the necessitie by our fall is much greater.
What learn you from the word (Give?)
What learne you from the word (Giue?)
First, that from God all things come:1 which we are ready to ascribe, either to the earth, called the nurse; or to our money wherewith we buy them, or to our friends that give us them;2 as if we should look upon the Steward only, and pass by the Master of the family, or upon the breast that giveth suck, and neglect the nurse, or bottle we drink of, and pass by the giver.