Armilla catechetica = A chain of principles, or, An orderly concatenation of theological aphorismes and exercitations, wherein the chief heads of the Christian religion are asserted and improved . lfs , a minde defirous of tnoretruth^ and a will capable of more goodthen finite beings can afford; Thouonely canft fill them, who art the firjltruthy and the chief good. In thee alone ^rai.^ fhall my foul be Jatisfied as with 7narroTtfand fatnefs^ a?jd my mouth Jhall praife theewith joy full Ups^ JfHO A Chain of Trinciples. 6i JfHO^lSME II. We are conducted, to the fruiti-on of God in Chrift by
Armilla catechetica = A chain of principles, or, An orderly concatenation of theological aphorismes and exercitations, wherein the chief heads of the Christian religion are asserted and improved . lfs , a minde defirous of tnoretruth^ and a will capable of more goodthen finite beings can afford; Thouonely canft fill them, who art the firjltruthy and the chief good. In thee alone ^rai.^ fhall my foul be Jatisfied as with 7narroTtfand fatnefs^ a?jd my mouth Jhall praife theewith joy full Ups^ JfHO A Chain of Trinciples. 6i JfHO^lSME II. We are conducted, to the fruiti-on of God in Chrift by Chri-ftian Religion , contained inthe divine oracles of holyScripture* EXERCITATION F. ^ The fife condu^ of Saints^ fig^ffi^^ h ^^^ P^^^^ Vrerc rin Exodus, performed by the counfel of God him- ^ * ?fdfy the Abridgement whereof rve h»ve in thedoBrine of Chriftian Religion. How that tendsto biejjednefs, [Here is no pofsibility ofarriving at Bleflednefswithout a fafe condu6l,not at glory without guidance- Noinfallible guidance but by the counfelof God himfelf. All which the PfaUmift is like to have had in his eye,when in his humble addrefs to God hecxprefleth himfelf in this manner, I 3 Thou. ^z A ChamofTrincij^les. Apk2. Thou flult guide me ^tth thy counfel, and afterward receive me to glory. Thehusbands duty in relation to his wife is to be the guide of her youth. Suchhath Chrift ( one of whofe names is ifa. Counfellour ) been to his Church in for-mer times, is at this day, and will con-tinue to the end of the world. InExodus WQ meet with thehiftoryof theJewifli Churchy her youth ^ and herftrange manner of guidance 5 which i^r when the Levites in ]S[ehemiah came tocommemorate they do it thus, 77?o« inthy manifold mercies forjookejl them not inthe wilder nefs^ the pillar of the cloud departedjiotfrom them hy day to lead them in theway y neither the pillar of fire by night to(hew them lights and the tl^ay therein theyfhouldgo. It was not onely
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