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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 4: The fourth 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. How doth God prepare mens hearts?
A. mBy bruising them, as if one would break an hard stone to powder: and this is done by humbling them.
Q. How doth God humble a man?
A. By working in him a sight of his sins, and a sorrow for them.
Q. How is the sight of sin wrought?