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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 fourth rule concerns1 the application of the Promises, especially the promises of two sorts. First, such as show that God hath given Jesus Christ to make satisfaction for the sins of men: ⟨p. 44⟩and then in special, such2 promises as show, that through the merits of Christ, he that hath thus confessed and felt sorrow for his sin, shall be received to favour. Now for3 this purpose, thou must get thee a distinct Catalogue of promises made to such as confess their sins with sorrow and mourning, and in them thou shalt see most plainly unto how much riches and treasure this entrance unto godliness hath brought thee. For the condition of the Promises being already formed in thee by this grace of God, thou ⟨p. 45⟩mayest safely assure thy soul of so much favour from God in particular, as is expressly contained in those Promises. Mark it thou; as yet darest not claim all the prerogatives or good things contained in any Promises in Scripture, yet4 thou mayest safely lay up as treasure, so much as the Promises that concern confession and godly sorrow do assure and estate upon thee; and so thou shalt find that thou hast right in Christ already for great and rich favours, and mayest show Gods express Word to warrant thy ⟨p. 46⟩claim, as for example,5 God hath assured thee;
The fourth rule concerns1 the application of the Promises, especially the promises of two sorts. First, such as shew that God hath giuen Iesus Christ to make satisfaction for the sinnes of men: ⟨p. 44⟩