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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. Such a love of our selves, and of worldly 1pleasures, as causeth us to leave those duties undone, which God requireth of us: whereas the true love of God will move us, with Moses, and Paul, to wish our selves accursed, rather then that the glory of God should any thing at all be stained by us.
A. Such a loue of our selues, and of worldly 1pleasures, as causeth vs to leaue those duties vndone, which God requireth of vs: whereas the true loue of God will moue vs, with Moses, and Paul, to wish our selues accursed, rather then that the glory of God should any thing at all be stained by vs.
Q. What further is required?
A. To fear him above all others, because he (above 1all others) is most powerful and just.. And this fear is then in us, when it is stronger to move us to good, then the fear of men, to move us to evil. Secondly, when we do not the good we do, only, or principally for fear of danger from men, but for fear of God.
A. To feare him aboue all others, because hee (aboue