. Abraham's faith : that is the olde religion, wherein is taught, that the religion now publikely taught and defended by order in the Church of England, is the onely true catholicke, auncient, and unchangeable faith of Gods elect .. . istaken away the obiettion which might arife by the dif-fer ence,which feemeth to be in the three times, beforethe law^vnderthelaw^andafter the lawcthat isjvndertheGojpelljhatalthoughtherewasa differencein ce-remonies andmaner of gouernment,yet the religion alone in faith andloue. 6. Here is opened how faith andloue are fubftancialandperpetual^and ceremonies andm
. Abraham's faith : that is the olde religion, wherein is taught, that the religion now publikely taught and defended by order in the Church of England, is the onely true catholicke, auncient, and unchangeable faith of Gods elect .. . istaken away the obiettion which might arife by the dif-fer ence,which feemeth to be in the three times, beforethe law^vnderthelaw^andafter the lawcthat isjvndertheGojpelljhatalthoughtherewasa differencein ce-remonies andmaner of gouernment,yet the religion alone in faith andloue. 6. Here is opened how faith andloue are fubftancialandperpetual^and ceremonies andmaner of gouernment changeable. 7. And that al-though ceremonies andmaner of gouernment are not0ft he vnchangeablefubjlance of religion,yet are theyto bereuerently vfedandnot violated during thetim$§f Gods afsignment andprefcription,as necejfary due-ties in the worfhip,feruice, and obedience, which weeewe vnto God. O know the true5ancient5catho-^ like annd vnchangeable religionJ (thatis,the vndeceiuable wayof faluation and perfeft rule ofj> vpright liuing ) we muft get the] knowledge of the true & liuing& God. For in the * ignorance of* the eftate of the wicked & the caufe of dam-Jj-3* m C nation;. 1 To know God is to know religion, One God one Law-giner. nation:andwhofoeuerknowethGodaright,hehathby the diuine gift of Chrift, all things pertaining tolife and godlines. Therefore our bleifed Sauiour,fpeaking to his Either the almightie and glorious aIoh, God., is eternal lifefoknowtheetobetheonelyverieGod^ and whom thou haslfentlefm the Prophets foretell, that thehappie b Efai * eftate of the word fhould be then • when b The earth c,Hier js full of the knowledge of the Lor d^ &c the people knowGod from the leafl to was the glad ti-dings of the Gofpel which maketh bewtiful the feetof him which declareth and hublifheth peace5faying a Efai 51.^ vnto Syon (that is to the church) Thya Godreignet
Size: 1566px × 1596px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookautho, bookdecade1600, bookidabrah00nich, booksubjectpuritans
