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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.
I suppose that no man1 that readeth this, will conceive, that any of these are needless. And as I would advise such Christians as abound with ability and leisure, to furnish themselves with the labours of such worthy Divines, as have written of any of these subjects: ⟨p. 12⟩so unto such Christians as have not that ability or leisure, I commend these Treatises, both for their brevity, & the distinct digesting of the things he would seek after; there being nothing of mine in these, but the labour of disposing them, the main substance of them being Gods own Word, and things devised and invented by God himself. I may lawfully commend the care and study of these things unto thee, and that with so much authority from the Lord, as to tell thee, that thou mayest not ⟨p. 13⟩safely be negligent in any of these, if thou consider the worth of them, or thy own need.
I suppose that no man1 that readeth this, will conceiue, that any of these are needlesse. And as I would aduise such Christians as abound with ability and leisure, to furnish themselues with the labours of such worthy Diuines, as haue written of any of these subiects: ⟨p. 12⟩so vnto such Christians as haue not that ability or leysure, I commend these Treatises, both for their breuity, & the distinct digesting of the things hee would seeke after; there beeing nothing of mine in these, but the labour of disposing them, the maine substance of them beeing Gods owne Word, and things deuised and inuented by God himselfe. I may lawfully commend the care and study of these things vnto thee, and that with so much authority from the Lord, as to tell thee, that thou maist not ⟨p. 13⟩safely bee negligent in any of these, if thou consider the worth of them, or thy owne need.
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