A69076:825
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. By the inequality of the persons offended, God, and man; then also by the punishments assigned in the Scripture: for the breaches of the first Table, are to be more severely punished, then the breaches of the second. As he that revileth the Magistrate shall bear his sin; but he that blasphemeth God, shall be stoned 1to death. Which serveth to discover the crafty practices of the Papists, who would make men believe, that the chiefest and most meritorious good Works, of all, required in the Law of God, are the works of the second Table; as Charity, alms-deeds, thereby deceiving the people to enrich themselves.
A. By the inequality of the persons offended, God, and man; then also by the punishments assigned in the Scripture: for the breaches of the first Table, are to be more seuerely punished, then the breaches of the second. As he that reuileth the Magistrate shall beare his sinne; but he that blasphemeth God, shall bee stoned 1to death. Which serueth to discouer the craftie practices of the Papists, who would make men beleeue, that the chiefest and most meritorious good Workes, of all, required in the Law of God, are the workes of the second Table; as Charity, almes-deeds, thereby deceiuing the people to enrich themselues.
- 1•. Sam. 2. 25.
Q. Are all the duties of the first Table greater, then all the duties of the second?
A. Yea, if the comparison be equally made, as if the chief of the first Table, be compared with the chief of the second; the middle duties of the one, with the middle duties of the other; and the last and least of the former, with the last and least of the latter; otherwise not. For if the murder of a man be compared with the least abuse of the name of God, it is a greater sin then it: so is Adultery, being in comparison set against the least breach of the Sabbath.