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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.
3. To the carrying about of tales, Levit. 19. 16. Prou. 16. 28.
3. To the carying about of tales, Leuit. 19. 16. Prou. 16. 28.
4. To the receiving & furthering of slanders, Jer. 20. 10.
4. To the receiuing & furthering of slanders, Ier. 20. 10.
5. To the wresting of mens words, or telling the truth of malice, 1. Sam. 22. 9, 10. Psal. 52. 1, 2.
The aggravations of slander are,
The aggrauations of slander are,
1. To encourage themselves in an evil matter, and to commune together ⟨p. 151⟩about it, Psal. 64. 5.
1. To encourage themselues in an euill matter, and to commune together ⟨p. 151⟩about it, Psal. 64. 5.
2. To boast of his wickedness therein, Psalm 52. 1.
2. To boast of his wickednesse therein, Psalme 52. 1.
3. To slander the righteous, and quiet of the land, Psalm. 31. 18. & 59. 2. & 102. 8. & 35. 20. & 83. 3, 5. & 4. 2.
3. To slander the righteous, and quiet of the land, Psalme. 31. 18. & 59. 2. & 102. 8. & 35. 20. & 83. 3, 5. & 4. 2.
4. To raise evil report of his parents, Genesis 9. 22
4. To raise euill report of his parents, Genesis 9. 22
5. To fill the ears of Princes with clamour, Hos. 3. 8.
5. To fill the eares of Princes with clamour, Hos. 3. 8.
6. To be a make-bate, or a railer, 1. Cor. 6. 9. 2. Tim. 3. 3.
The aggravations are,
The aggrauations are,
To search and pry for faults in others, that he might censure them, Psal. 64. 6. Prou. 16. 27.
5. In vain-glory and minding too much our own praises.
5. In vaine-glory and minding too much our owne praises.