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The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be…
The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be learned of ignorant people that they may be fit to hear sermons with profit, and to receive the Lords Supper with comfort. : [Two lines from Psalms] / By William Perkins.
printed by Samuel Green, 1682
The Exposition of the Six Principles. › Exposition 2: The second Principle Expounded.
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. What manner of bondage is this?
Q. VVhat manner of bondage is this?
A. This hbondage is, when a man is the slave of the devil; and hath him to reign in his heart as his god.
Q. How may a man know whether Satan be his god, or not?
A. He may know it by this; if he give obedience to him in his heart, and express it in his conversation.