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the joy of the just with the signs of such. A discourse tending to…the ioy of the iust vvith the signes of such. A discourse tending to…
the joy of the just with the signs of such. A discourse tending to the comfort of the dejected and afflicted; and to the trial of sincerity. Being the enlargement of a sermon preached at Black-Friars London; on Psal. 95. 11. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.the ioy of the iust vvith the signes of such. A discourse tending to the comfort of the deiected and afflicted; and to the triall of sinceritie. Being the enlargement of a sermon preached at Black-Friers London; on Psal. 95. 11. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by John Haviland for Fulke Clifton, 1623London: printed by Iohn Hauiland for Fulke Clifton, 1623
THE JOY OF THE JUST: WITH THE SIGNS OF SUCH.THE IOY OF THE IVST: WITH THE SIGNES OF SVCH.
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.
And lastly,1 because it disheartneth many from good courses. Ass the Spies that were ⟨p. 29⟩sent to view the Land of Canaan, by their cowardice and faint-heartednesse, brought up a slander upon that good Land that God had promised to bestow upon his people, and sot made the people that they had no desire to set further forward toward it, but began to entertain thoughts rather of returning back again into Egypt: So this heavy and uncomfortable state and carriage of Gods children, causeth religion and godliness to be misdoubted and traduced, as a most heartless and uncomfortable course; is a means to bring an imputation upon the good ways of God, as if nothing but melancholy fits were there to be found, and that sullen humour were the only predominant in all pious and religious persons; and so beateth back many from setting foot into good courses, that were coming on before; yea maketh many call in question, and doubt shrewdly of the truth of those things that the Spirit of God speaketh sou oft in the Word,5 concerning the joy and comfort of the godly mans estate.
And lastly,1 because it disheartneth many from good courses. Ass the Spies that were ⟨p. 29⟩sent to view the Land of Canaan, by their cowardise and faint-heartednesse, brought vp a slander vpon that good Land that God had promised to bestow vpon his people, and sot made the people that they had no desire to set further forward toward it, but began to entertaine thoughts rather of returning backe againe into Aegypt: So this heauie and vncomfortable state and cariage of Gods children, causeth religion and godlinesse to be misdoubted and traduced, as a most heartlesse and vncomfortable course; is a meanes to bring an imputation vpon the good waies of God, as if nothing but melancholy fits were there to be found, and that sullen humour were the only predominant in all pious and religious persons; and so beateth backe many from setting foot into good courses, that were comming on before; yea maketh many call in question, and doubt shrewdly of the truth of those things that the Spirit of God speaketh so