B11281:17
A catechism or brief instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian…A catechisme or briefe instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian…
A catechism or brief instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian religion With a short treatise premised concerning the profity and necessity of catechizing.A catechisme or briefe instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian religion With a short treatise premised concerning the profity and necessitie of catechizing.
London: printed by Edward Griffin for Henry Fetherstone, 1617London: printed by Edvvard Griffin for Henry Fetherstone, 1617
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Fifthly, can there be a more notable preservative, to keep us safe from the multitude of seducers and impostors in the world, as Jesuits and Seminaries? How many are perverted by them? for they compass sea and land, to make of their profession, that they may make them the children of hell like themselves, I will not say two-fold worse; for that I suppose cannot be: witness their many treacheries and conspiracies, and especially that gun-powder business, which argue their attainment to perfection in this kind. If false Prophets may be known by their fruits, which is the rule of our master, Matth. 7. then it is no hard matter for these who will apply themselves to discerning of spirits (the which we are counselled, 1. John 4. 1.) to find out of what spirit they are: but concerning these that have been subverted by them, hath there been a more chief cause then neglect of instruction in the grounds of the true religion?
Fiftly, can there bee a more notable preseruatiue, to keepe vs safe from the multitude of seducers and impostors in the world, as Iesuites and Seminaries? How many are peruerted by them? for they compasse sea and land, to make of their profession, that they may make them the children of hell like themselues, I will not say two-fold worse; for that I suppose cannot be: witnesse their many treacheries and conspiracies, and especially that gunne-powder businesse, which argue their attainment to perfection in this kind. If false Prophets may be knowne by their fruits, which is the rule of our master, Matth. 7. then it is no hard matter for these who will apply themselues to discerning of spirits (the which we are counselled, 1. Iohn 4. 1.) to finde out of what spirit they are: but concerning these that haue beene subuerted by them, hath there beene a more chiefe cause then neglect of instruction in the grounds of the true religion?