A69075:2803
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.
But this doctrine of the time of the worlds end, is a part of the Gospel; and therefore hidden so in God, as if he had not revealed it by his Son, could not have been known. And if the end of the world could be known from the course of the planets, and stars; then our Saviour Christ, being as he is a man, the cunningest Astronomer that ever was, should as a man have known it. The folly and vanity of this opinion also may partly be seen by those which have waited for this destruction of the world, by concourse of the heavenly bodies, in the year 1588.
But this doctrine of the time of the worlds end, is a part of the Gospell; and therefore hidden so in God, as if hee had not reuealed it by his sonne, could not haue been knowne. And if the end of the world could bee knowne from the course of the planets, and starres; then our Sauiour Christ, being as hee is a man, the cunningest Astronomer that euer was, should as a man haue knowne it. The follie and vanity of this opinion also may partly be seene by those which haue waited for this destruction of the world, by concourse of the heauenly bodies, in the yeere 1588.
Is not the day and hoar of the coming of Christ revealed unto man?
Is not the day and hoare of the comming of Christ reuealed vnto man?
No verily; his coming within an age may be known unto man; but the day and the hour no man knoweth, no not the Angels.
No verily; his comming within an age may bee knowne vnto man; but the day and the houre no man knoweth, no not the Angels.