A69075:711
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.
If the promise of grace take away sin, and the Law increase sin; if it take away the conscience of sin, and this doth cause a conscience and remorse of sin; it seemeth that the Law is contrary to the promise of grace.
If the promise of grace take away sinne, and the Law increase sinne; if it take away the conscience of sinne, and this doth cause a conscience and remorse of sinne; it seemeth that the Law is contrarie to the promise of grace.
Not a whit: for the Law would also take away sin and the conscience of sin, if any man were able ⟨p. 35⟩perfectly to perform it: so that the Law causeth no sin of it self, but by reason of our corruption, and is a furtherance to the salvation that is by grace.
Not a whit: for the Law would also take away sin and the conscience of sinne, if any man were able ⟨p. 35⟩perfectly to performe it: so that the Law causeth no sinne of it selfe, but by reason of our corruption, and is a furtherance to the saluation that is by grace.
Tell us then how the Law serveth, to the helping forward to the justification, which is by the free grace of God?
Tell vs then how the Law serueth, to the helping forward to the iustification, which is by the free grace of God?