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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.
THE PREFACE to the Reader, containing the scope of all the six Treatises, and certain General things, which by way of Introduction belong unto them all.
THE PREFACE to the Reader, containing the scope of all the sixe Treatises, and certaine Generall things, which by way of Introduction belong vnto them all.
FOR thy sake (Christian Reader) I have bin willing to prepare for the Press six little Treatises, which may inform thee of six things ⟨p. 2⟩of the greatest consequence, that I know can concern thee in this life; & though I have reason to abase my self in the acknowledgement of mine own frailty, and insufficiency for these things, yet thou hast cause to awaken to the consideration of the matter, which so nearly concerneth thee, using the help of this labour, till God afford thee better helps from more able instruments. The matter in all of them is so necessary, that I know not which of them thou mayst safely neglect.
FOR thy sake (Christian Reader) I haue bin willing to prepare for the Presse sixe little Treatises, which may informe thee of sixe things ⟨p. 2⟩of the greatest cōsequence, that I know can concerne thee in this life; & though I haue reason to abase my selfe in the acknowledgement of mine owne frailty, and insufficiency for these things, yet thou hast cause to awaken to the consideration of the matter, which so neerly concerneth thee, vsing the helpe of this labour, till God afford thee better helpes from more able instruments. The matter in all of them is so necessary, that I know not which of them thou mayst safely neglect.