A69075:2410
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 can God have a hand in these things, and yet be free from sin?
How can God haue a hand in these things, and yet be free from sinne?
He is a cunning workman, which with an ill tool will work cunningly: and as a most excellent Apothecary, maketh a medicine of the mixture of poison in it, which is not yet poison, but rather medicinable; so the Lord in guiding and managing the poison of sin, draweth treacle from the sins of men, as it were the poison; in such sort as they turn to his glory, & good of the Church: and cannot be charged with sin, no more then the Apothecary with poisoning, in so governing the poison, as it doth the contrary by his skill, unto that which by nature it would do. And as in painting the black colour giveth grace to other the beautiful colours, in making them show better: so it is in this work of God, in which the sin and untruth of men, as by a black and dark colour, causeth the truth and righteousness of God, as the white, to be more commended, and to appear better.
Hee is a cunning workeman, which with an ill toole will worke cunningly: and as a most excellent Apothecarie, maketh a medicine of the mixture of poyson in it, which is not yet poyson, but rather medicinable; so the Lord in guiding and managing the poyson of sinne, draweth treacle from the sinnes of men, as it were the poyson; in such sort as they turne to his glory, & good of the Church: and cannot be charged with sinne, no more then the Apothecarie with poysoning, in so gouerning the poyson, as it doth the contrarie by his skill, vnto that which by nature it would doe. And as in painting the blacke colour giueth grace to other the beautifull colors, in making them shew better: so it is in this worke of God, in which the sinne and vntruth of men, as by a blacke and darke colour, causeth the truth and righteousnes of God, as the white, to bee more commended, and to appeare better.