A69075:2874
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.
What note you of that?
That it is not sufficient to have only the bare signs of Christianity, and some taste of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come: but we must examine our selves, whether we have that oil of the grace of God, whereby true Christians may be discerned from hypocrites; as these wise Virgins from the foolish.
That it is not sufficient to haue only the bare signs of Christianity, and some taste of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come: but we must examine our selues, whether wee haue that oyle of the grace of God, whereby true Christians may bee discerned from hypocrites; as these wise Virgins from the foolish.
Wherein standeth the wisdom of the wise Virgins?
Wherein standeth the wisedome of the wise Virgins?
In that before their slumber (whereby those seem to be noted, that being alive at that day shall be changed; or death noted by sleep) they provide themselves of such graces as forsake them not when they come to judgement; but following them, are in a readiness when they shall be changed to stand by them.