A69075:2421
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.
If he permit sin, he doth it against, or with his will: if he do it against his will, then is he not Almighty, as one that cannot let that he would not have done. If with his will, how can his justice be defended, if there were not some good thing, for which he doth willingly permit it? for if a captain should suffer willingly his soldiers to be murdered, when he might hinder the slaughter of them, although he put no hand to the murder, he is not therefore excusable and free of the blood of his soldiers.
If he permit sin, he doth it against, or with his wil: if he doe it against his will, then is he not Almightie, as one that cannot let that he would not haue done. If with his will, how can his iustice bee defended, if there were not some good thing, for which hee doth willingly permit it? for if a captaine should suffer willingly his souldiers to be murdered, when hee might hinder the slaughter of them, although hee put no hand to the murder, he is not therfore excusable and free of the blood of his souldiers.
What else can be alleged against the permission, that is separated from the government of the providence?
What else can be alleaged against the permission, that is separated from the gouernment of the prouidence?
For that by this mean God should be spoiled of the greatest part of the government of the world: seeing the greatest and most part of the world are wicked, all whose actions are (as they themselves are) wicked.
For that by this meane God should be spoiled of the greatest part of the gouernement of the world: seeing the greatest and most part of the world are wicked, al whose actions are (as they themselues are) wicked.