A69075:432
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
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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.
Secondly, to take heed, lest for want of some one thing which God with holdeth from us, which we gladly would have; we be not unthankful to the Lord for his great liberality, and enter further into a mislike of him for that one want, then into the love and liking of him for many his benefits we enjoy: especially, it being for our good that he withholdeth it, and being not good which we desire.
Secondly, to take heed, lest for want of some one thing which God with holdeth from vs, which we gladly would haue; we be not vnthankful to the Lord for his great liberalitie, and enter further into a mislike of him for that one want, then into the loue and liking of him for many his benefits we enioy: especially, it being for our good that he withholdeth it, and being not good which we desire.
What learn you out of the answer of Eve?
VVhat learne you out of the answere of Eue?
That she began to slip at the first for notwithstanding that so far as she answered truly, that God had forbidden them to eat of the fruit of that tree, and telleth also the punishment truly that would follow thereof; yet that she saith they were forbidden to touch it, it is more then the Lord did make mention of: And seemeth thereby to insinuate some rigour of the Lord, forbidding even the touch of the fruit.
That she began to slip at the first for notwithstanding that so far as she answered truly, that God had forbidden them to eate of the fruit of that tree, and telleth also the punishment truly that would follow thereof; yet that she saith they were forbidden to touch it, it is more then the Lord did make mention of: And seemeth thereby to insinuate some rigor of the Lord, forbidding euen the touch of the fruite.