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The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sins showing how…The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sinnes shewing how…
The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sins showing how a Christian may find out the evils, he must take notice of in his repentance. With rules, that show a course, how any Christian may be delivered from the guilt and power of all his sins. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word, at Isleworth in Middlesex.The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sinnes shewing how a Christian may finde out the euils, hee must take notice of in his repentance. With rules, that shew a course, how any Christian may be deliuered from the guilt and power of all his sinnes. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word, at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed for R. Rounthwaite, 1619
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.
CHAP. V.
Showing how men offend against the means of Gods Worship.
Shewing how men offend against the meanes of Gods Worship.
The sins against the means of Gods worship follow, and these are of three sorts.
THe sinnes against the meanes of Gods worship follow, and these are of three sorts.
1. Not worshipping.
2. Will-worshipping.
3. Idol-worshipping.
3. Idoll-worshipping.
For the first, he offends in general,
For the first, hee offends in generall,
That worships not God, Zach. 14. 17.
That calls not upon the name of the Lord, Psal. 14. 4. Isai. 64. 7.
That cals not vpon the name of the Lord, Psal. 14. 4. Isai. 64. 7.
That comes not to the Church, 2. Chron. 29. 6, 7.
That prays not in his family, Jer. 10. 25.
That prayes not in his family, Ier. 10. 25.
That receiveth not the Preachers of the Gospel, Math. 10. 14.
That receiueth not the Preachers of the Gospell, Math. 10. 14.
The aggravations are, when a man is so far from worshipping aright,
The aggrauations are, when a man is so far from worshipping aright,
That he devours things sanctified, that should be employed for the furtherance of Gods service, Pro. 20. 25.
That he deuoures things sanctified, that should bee imployed for the furtherance of Gods seruice, Pro. 20. 25.
That forbids Gods faithful ⟨p. 85⟩Ministers to preach in the name of Christ, Acts 4. 1. Thes. 2. 16.
That forbids Gods faithfull ⟨p. 85⟩Ministers to preach in the name of Christ, Acts 4. 1. Thes. 2. 16.