A certain woman named Lydia, &c.A certaine woman named Lydia, &c.
pp. 5–63 passages
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.
A certain woman named Lydia, &c.
A certaine woman named Lydia, &c.
She is described First by her person,1 and sex, a certain woman. By her name Lydia. By her calling a seller of purple. By her city Thiatira. By her pious disposition, she worshipped God. And then her conversion ⟨p. 6⟩is set down, by the cause of it. God opened her heart. And what followed upon that opening of her heart, she attended to the things that were spoken by Paul, and likewise she was baptised with all her household.
SHee is described First by her person,1 and sex, a certaine woman. By her name Lydia. By her calling a seller of purple. By her citie Thiatira. By her pious disposition, shee worshipped God. And then her conversion ⟨p. 6⟩is set downe, by the cause of it. God opened her heart. And what followed upon that opening of her heart, shee attended to the things that were spoken by Paul, and likewise shee was baptised with all her household.
- 1Parts of the text.
And then the sweet fruit that this conversion of her with all her household had presently she showed the love (that she felt from God in converting her) to the blessed Apostle and his company, she besought them saying, If ye have judged me faithful to the Lord, Come to my house, &c. which words I shall unfold as I come to them.