A91027:173
The principles of faith, presented
The principles of faith, presented by Mr. Tho. Goodwin, Mr. Nigh, Mr. Sydrach Simson, and other ministers, to the committee of Parliament for religion, by way of explanation to the proposals for propagating of the gospel.The principles of faith, presented by Mr. Tho. Goodwin, Mr. Nye, Mr. Sydrach Simson, and other ministers, to the committee of Parliament for religion, by way of explanation to the proposals for propagating of the gospel.
London: printed for Robert Ibbitson, 1654
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The younger Brothers Advocate, or a line or two for younger Brothers.
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 younger brothers idleness arising more for want of means and due Education, which being rectified, they cannot, they will not be idle; let not their sufferings be counted a fault, however their idleness may be prevented at first by the discretion and policy of Parents, as in other Countries who more industrious and thriving then they.
The younger brothers idlenesse arising more for want of means and due Education, which being rectified, they cannot, they will not be idle; let not their sufferings be counted a fault, however their idlenesse may be prevented at first by the discretion and policie of Parents, as in other Countries who more industrious and thriving then they.
They have likewise another objection to encounter with us, which is that threefold distinction (which some make of Moses Law) of Moral, Ceremonial, and Civill or Judicial; The ceremonial that being wholly abrogated by divine precept; the Politic or Civill, that being not binding to us, but framed particularly for the Common-Wealth of the Jews, and that it is left to the prudence of every nation to establish ⟨p. 14⟩constitutions of their own, so that the Moral part is only now obliging to us.
They have likewise another objection to encounter with us, which is that threefold distinction (which some make of Moses Law) of Morrall, Ceremoniall, and Civill or Judiciall; The ceremoniall that being wholly abrogated by divine precept; the Politick or Civill, that being not binding to us, but framed particularly for the Common-Wealth of the Jewes, and that it is left to the prudence of every nation toestablish ⟨p. 14⟩constitutions of their own, so that the Morall part is onely now obliging to us.