A69076:1073
A treatise of Christian religion
A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole body and substance of divinity. By T.C.A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1616
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.
A. The first is, a secret reason of comparison of the less: that for so much as God hath given us six days of seven to do our own business in (whether it be labour, or honest Recreation), when he might have given us but one of seven, and have taken six to himself; ⟨p. 118⟩we ought not to think it much, to spend the whole seventh day in his service.
A. The first is, a secret reason of comparison of the lesse: that for so much as God hath giuen vs six daies of seuen to do our owne businesse in (whether it bee labour, or honest Recreation), when hee might haue giuen vs but one of seuen, and haue taken sixe to himselfe; ⟨p. 118⟩wee ought not to thinke it much, to spend the whole seuenth day in his seruice.
Q. What learn you from thence?
Q. VVhat learne you from thence?
A. The inequall and wretched dealing of most men with God: who (by the grant of this Commandment) urge usually at their servants hands, the work of a whole day, in every of the six days; yet upon the Lords day, think it enough both for themselves, and those under them, to measure out unto the Lord three or four hours only to his service; using one measure to mete the service due unto themselves, and another to mete the service due unto God; which is a 1thing abominable before God; & so much the more as the things are greater, and of more value, which they mete with the lesser measure.