B07431:63
Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's…
Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's word. / Written by T.C. ; 2. The substance of the Lords Supper. / Written by T.W..Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's word. / Written by T.C. ; 2. The substance of the Lordes Supper. / Written by T.W..
London: printed for I. Harison, 1610
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True is it, that here is handled but only one point of our Religion: ⟨image 56⟩yet notwithstanding, I beseech your Worships, by this to gather the ready good will that is and shall be in me, through Gods goodness: further to write or speak, in this, or any other ground, whereby your knowledge may be increased, and your faith strengthened in the trueth of Gods eternal Word and Promises: yea, I do further request you, and in you, all those that shall read this little Discourse, to consider, not the smallness of the Treaty, but the weightiness of the matter propounded in the same, which is one of the principles of our Religion, wherein we cannot be ignorant without our great hurt: and to which we can not unworthily repair (a fault over common in these our days,) without judgement and condemnation against our own souls: which hath made me to annex at the end thereof, sundry short meditations, for the better direction of the ignorant and unskilful in this behalf.
True is it, that here is handled but onely one poynt of our Religion: ⟨image 56⟩yet notwithstanding, I beseech your Worshippes, by this to gather the readie good will that is and shall bee in mee, through Gods goodnesse: further to write or speake, in this, or any other ground, whereby your knowledge may be increased, and your fayth strengthened in the trueth of Gods eternall Word and Promises: yea, I doe further request you, and in you, all those that shall read this little Discourse, to consider, not the smalnesse of the Treatie, but the waightinesse of the matter propounded in the same, which is one of the principles of our Religion, wherein wee cannot be ignoraunt without our great hurt: and to which wee can not vnworthily repaire (a fault ouer common in these our dayes,) without iudgement and condemnation against our owne soules: which hath made mee to annex at the ende thereof, sundry short meditations, for the better direction of the ignoraunt and vnskilfull in this behalfe.
In all this that I write, whatsoever ⟨image 56⟩