A69075:2622
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.
No: for God will have just things done justly, and no truth can be well builded upon falsehood. Besides ⟨p. 256⟩this, a subtle practise of Satan appeareth in it: that when they had long looked for the day, and saw no alteration of things, nor other appearance of it, they might full into a flat unbelief, that no such thing should come to pass at all.
No: for God will haue iust things done iustly, and no truth can be well builded vpon falshood. Besides ⟨p. 256⟩this, a subtill practise of Satan appeareth in it: that when they had long looked for the day, and saw no alteration of things, nor other appearance of it, they might ful into a flat vnbeliefe, that no such thing should come to passe at all.
What gather you of this?
1That Satan layeth his snares according to mens inclinations: for such as he cannot fetter with pleasures (for these Thessalonians were poor, and so remained far from delights) he snareth with austerity and appearance of godliness,2 as he did the Corinthians,3 causing them to reject the incestuous person being penitent, which was no less evil, then when before repentance they kept company with him.