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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.
Qu. Thou wilt say, I could take comfort in this course, having done these things, but that I doubt ⟨p. 52⟩whether my confession or sorrow be right, or no. For I find, that wicked men in Scripture have confessed their sins, and mourned too.
Qu. Thou wilt say, I could take comfort in this course, hauing done these things, but that I doubt ⟨p. 52⟩whether my confession or sorrow be right, or no. For I finde, that wicked men in Scripture haue confessed their sinnes, and mourned too.
An. Thou mayest evidently try thy confession and sorrow, by these signs of difference.
An. Thou maist euidently try thy confession and sorrow, by these signes of difference.
1. Wicked men have confessed their sins, and sorrowed, but both were compelled, whereas thine is voluntarily, and so a free-will offering.
1. Wicked men haue confessed their sins, and sorrowed, but both were compelled, whereas thine is voluntarily, and so a free-will offering.