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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
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.
Q Sithence we are delivered from all our sins and miseries by the only mercy of God, for Christs sake, why are we to do good works?
Q Sithence we are deliuered from all our sinnes and miseries by the only mercie of God, for Christs sake, why are wee to doe good workes?
A. There is a threefold cause, why being thus delivered, we should do good works: One is, that we may declare our thankfulness to Goda: a second, ⟨p. 28⟩that we may have assurance of the trueness of our faithb: a third is, that by our good conversation we may win other unto Christc.
A. There is a thréefold cause, why being thus deliuered, wée should doe good workes: One is, that wée may declare our thankfulnesse to Goda: a second, ⟨p. 28⟩that we may haue assurance of the trunesse of our faithb: a third is, that by our good conuersation wée may winne other vnto Christc.
- aMatt: 3. 16.
- bGal: 5. 6.