The substance of Christian religion soundly set forth in two bookes, by definitions and partitions, framed according to the rules of a naturall method, by Amandus Polanus professor of diuinitie. The first booke concerneth faith. The second concerneth good workes. The principall pointes whereof are contained in a short table hereunto annexed. Translated out of Latin into English by E.W.
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The substance of Christian religion soundly set forth in two bookes, by definitions and partitions, framed according to the rules of a naturall method, by Amandus Polanus professor of diuinitie. The first booke concerneth faith. The second concerneth good workes. The principall pointes whereof are contained in a short table hereunto annexed. Translated out of Latin into English by E.W.
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Polanus von Polansdorf, Amandus, 1561-1610.
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Imprinted at London :: By R. F[ield] for Iohn Oxenbridge dwelling in Paules churchyard, at the signe of the Parrot,
1595.
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Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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"The substance of Christian religion soundly set forth in two bookes, by definitions and partitions, framed according to the rules of a naturall method, by Amandus Polanus professor of diuinitie. The first booke concerneth faith. The second concerneth good workes. The principall pointes whereof are contained in a short table hereunto annexed. Translated out of Latin into English by E.W." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09819.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
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Hitherto concerning ciuility: now concerning brideling the inordinat motions of the mind.
Brideling of the inordinat motions of the minde, is either of pride, or of anger, or of couetousnesse.
The brideling of pride consisteth in mode∣sty, and submission, and also in docility.
Modesty is a brideling of pride,* 1.1 by which we iudge conueniently of our selues, and doe not despise others. Rom. 12.3.
To it is contrary, the couterfeiting of comelinesse and immodesty.
The counterfeiting of comlines, is a faining of modesty, whē any hunteth after the praise of modesty, with the deniall of those thinges which yet he in his mind doth either truely or falsely attribute to himselfe, and with the re∣fusing of those things which he desireth, and doth priuily endeuour to obtaine.
Submission is a brideling of pride,* 1.2 by which we cary our selues inferior to others, who are adorned with more excellent gifts. Mat. 18.3.
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To it is contrary arrogancy.
Docility,* 1.3 is a brideling of pride, by which we do so gouerne our mind, that we doe not through the admiratiō of our owne wisdome contemne the iudgements of other, but that we heare others quietly, and yeeld being con∣uicted with true arguments.
To it is cōtrary, stubburnnes in errors, & the abounding in a mans own opiniō, & rash pre∣sumption of knowledge, when any one doth thinke, that he knoweth that which he is yet ignorant of. It may also be called the opinion of knowledge.
Concerning which, there are many nota∣ble sentences, as, glory offereth violence to the trueth. And againe, glory is the hinderance of promotion. The rash presumption of know∣ing doth forestall the way of learning. For wil any man suffer himselfe to be taught, that thinketh himselfe to be learned? Many might come to the highest degree of learning, but that they do falsely perswade themselues, that they haue already attained to it.