A69075:2631
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.
Is it like that the Lord would bar so many nations, as lived under Popery, and that so long, from the means of salvation?
Is it like that the Lord would bar so many nations, as liued vnder Poperie, and that so long, from the meanes of saluation?
Why not? and that most justly: for if the whole ⟨p. 257⟩body of the Gentiles were rejected, when the Church was only in Jury for some 14. hundred years: and seeing even of the Jews, ten tribes were rejected, and of the remainder, but a few were of the Church; with great reason hath the Lord rejected those nations and people for so many ages, seeing they rejected Gods grace in falling away from the Gospel, which the Lord most graciously revealed unto them, rather then unto their fathers before them.
Why not? and that most iustly: for if the whole ⟨p. 257⟩body of the Gentiles were reiected, when the Church was onely in Iury for some 14. hundred yeeres: and seeing euen of the Iewes, tenne tribes were reiected, and of the remainder, but a few were of the Church; with great reason hath the Lord reiected those nations and people for so many ages, seeing they reiected Gods grace in falling away from the Gospell, which the Lord most graciouslie reuealed vnto them, rather then vnto their fathers before them.
Is this Apostasy necessarily laid upon the sea of Rome?
Is this Apostasie necessarilie laid vpon the sea of Rome?