A69076:525
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
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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.
A. First, that the guilt of an evil conscience striketh 1horror into a man. And therefore it is said, that terrors terrify him round about, and cast him down, following him at the heels, and leave him not, till they have brought him before the terrible King: thereof it is that a good conscience is so greatly extolled, that it is said to be, not only a feast, but also a continual feast.
A. First, that the guilt of an euil conscience striketh 1horror into a man. And therefore it is said, that terrors terrifie him round about, and cast him downe, following him at the heeles, and leaue him not, till they haue brought him before the terrible King: thereof it is that a good conscience is so greatly extolled, that it is said to be, not onely a feast, but also a continuall feast.
Secondly, that the fruit of sin is fear, which maketh a man to fly from God, as from an enemy. Whereas on the contrary side the Apostle affirmeth, that having peace of conscience, we have access and approach 1unto God.
Secondly, that the fruit of sinne is feare, which maketh a man to flie from God, as from an enemy. Wheras on the contrary side the Apostle affirmeth, that hauing peace of conscience, wee haue accesse and approch