A69075:2341
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.
1The reward of it, which is everlasting death, both of body and soul. The greatness, and also number whereof, is declared by the parable of 10000. talents, which no man is able to pay, being not able to satisfy so much as one farthing.
1The reward of it, which is euerlasting death, both of bodie and soule. The greatnesse, and also number whereof, is declared by the parable of 10000. talents, which no man is able to pay, being not able to satisfie so much as one farthing.
But are we not able to satisfy some part of it, as a man in great debt is sometimes able to make some satisfaction, especially if he have day given him?
But are we not able to satisfie some part of it, as a man in great debt is sometimes able to make some satisfaction, especially if he haue day giuen him?
1No: and therefore we are compared to a child ⟨p. 225⟩new borne, red with blood, not able to wash himself, nor to help himself:2 and to captives close shut up in prison and fetters, kept by a strong one; so that there is as small likelihood of our deliverance out of the power of Satan, as that a poor lamb should deliver it self from the gripes and paws of a lion.