A69076:793
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. That we have the true knowledge, and right understanding of the Law, without the which it is unpossible to reap any of the former fruits. For how can a man acknowledge the breach of that Law, which he knoweth not? or how can he serve him in the endeavour of performance of it, unless he understand his Masters will?
A. That wee haue the true knowledge, and right vnderstanding of the Law, without the which it is vnpossible to reape any of the former fruits. For how can a man acknowledge the breach of that Law, which he knoweth not? or how can he serue him in the endeauour of performance of it, vnlesse hee vnderstand his Masters will?
Q. What rules are there to help us, to the right understanding of the Law?
Q. VVhat rules are there to helpe vs, to the right vnderstanding of the Law?
A. There be chiefly four; whereof the first is, that the Law is spiritual, reaching to the soul, and all the 1powers thereof: For the Law chargeth the understanding to know every duty, even all the will of God contained in it. It chargeth the judgement to discern between good and evil; between two good things, which is the better. It chargeth the memory to retain; it chargeth the will to choose the better, and leave the worse; it chargeth the affections to love things to be beloved, and to hate things to be hated.
A. There be chiefly foure; whereof the first is, that the Law is spirituall, reaching to the soule, and all the 1powers thereof: For the Law chargeth the vnderstanding to know euery duty, euen all the will of God contained in it. It chargeth the iudgement to discerne betweene good and euill; betweene two good things, which is the better. It chargeth the memorie to retaine; it chargeth the will to chuse the better, and leaue the worse; it chargeth the affections to loue things to be beloued, and to hate things to be hated.