A69076:852
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. 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 1all others) is most powerfull and iust.. And this feare is then in vs, when it is stronger to moue vs to good, then the feare of men, to moue vs to euill. Secondly, when we doe not the good wee doe, onely, or principally for feare of danger from men, but for feare of God.
Q. What is yet further required in the inward worship?
A. The reverence of the Majesty of God, in regard whereof we should carry such a holy shamefacedness in ⟨p. 94⟩all our actions, that no unseemly behaviour proceed from us, that may any ways be offensive to him; of which, if men be so careful in the presence of Princes, who are but mortal men: how much more careful ought we to be thereof, in the presence of the Almighty and most glorious God? Which holy Reverence of God, was specially prefigured in the Ceremonial