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A short treatise

Name: A short treatise
Author: John Ball

A short treatise: containing all the principal grounds of Christian religion. By way of questions and answers: very profitable for all sorts of men, but especially for householders..A short treatise: containing all the principall grounds of Christian religion. By way of questions and answers: very profitable for all sorts of men, but especially for housholders..

John Ball 1585–1640London: printed for William Welby, 1617

[16], 234+ p. · 48k words · STC 1314.3 · ESTC S124283

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A Short Catechism, with an Exposition upon the same. › Q. Wherein did mans happiness consist?A Short Catechisme, with an Exposition vpon the same. › Q. Wherein did mans happinesse consist?

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Q. Wherein did mans happiness consist?

Q. Wherein did mans happinesse consist?

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A. In the enjoying ^wof 10 sweet peace and communion with the Lord.

A. In the enioying ^wof 10 sweet peace and communion with the Lord.

wGen. 1. 29.

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Expos. 10. God did love, favour, and accept of man; and man did behold, rejoice, and rest in the Lord with full delight.

Expos. 10. God did loue, fauour, and accept of man; and man did behold, reioyce, and rest in the Lord with full delight.

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Q. What further privileges did man enjoy in this state of innocency?

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A short treatise

Q. Wherein did mans happiness consist?

Q. Wherein did mans happinesse consist?

Q. What further privileges did man enjoy in this state of innocency?

Q. What further priuiledges did man enioy in this state of innocencie?

Q. Were these things bestowed upon man that he might live as he list?

Q. Were these things bestowed vpon man that he might liue as he list?

Q. What was that special commandment?

Q. What was that speciall commaundement?

Q. Death we hear was threatened if he did disobey; what promise was made to encourage him to this duty?

Q. Death we heare was threatned if hee did disobey; what promise was made to incourage him to this dutie?

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Q. Wherein did mans happiness consist?

Q. Wherein did mans happinesse consist?

Q. What further privileges did man enjoy in this state of innocency?

Q. What further priuiledges did man enioy in this state of innocencie?

Q. Were these things bestowed upon man that he might live as he list?

Q. Were these things bestowed vpon man that he might liue as he list?

Q. What was that special commandment?

Q. What was that speciall commaundement?

Q. Death we hear was threatened if he did disobey; what promise was made to encourage him to this duty?

Q. Death we heare was threatned if hee did disobey; what promise was made to incourage him to this dutie?