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…

If he consider of the¹ dreadful curses which he is liable unto in respect of all his sins, he ought not to think it much to undergo the hardest task can be enjoined, to make himself capable of the grace of God, and pardon for so many offences. And therefore with so much the more willingness, and unchangeableness of religion should he with much desire set upon these rules now to be given, seeing they are ⟨p. 24⟩but few in number, and such as he may perform by the grace of God, with much ease and comfort, and the more may he encourage his own heart, because when he hath done, he may clearly see he hath done distinctly that which God required of him, and that, with which he is satisfied through Christ. But before he set upon the practice of these rules, he must in judgement be throughly resolved of three things.²

If hee consider of the¹ dreadfull curses which he is liable vnto in respect of all his sinnes, hee ought not to think it much to vndergoe the hardest taske can be inioyned, to make himselfe capable of the grace of God, and pardon for so many offences. And therefore with so much the more willingnesse, and vnchangeablenes of religion shuld he with much desire set vpon these rules now to bee giuen, seeing they are ⟨p. 24⟩but few in number, and such as hee may performe by the grace of God, with much ease and comfort, and the more may hee encourage his own heart, because when he hath done, he may cleerly see he hath done distinctly that which God required of him, and that, with which he is satisfied through Christ. But before he set vpon the practice of these rules, he must in iudgement be throughly resolued of three things.²

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