And here, I beseech you, nlet me plead to you, and oprevail with you, in the behalf of your souls; making that suit, in effect, to you for your souls, that David did sometime to Saul (though in another kind) for his soul: pAs thy soul, faith he, hath been precious in my sight, so let my soul be precious in thy sight. So say I to you: As your souls have been precious in Gods sight, in Christs sight; in Gods sight, that qsent his Son to save them; in Christs sight, that rshed his blood to redeem them: so let them be precious in your own eyes. Be not so unthankful to God, so ungrateful to Christ, so injurious to thy self, as sto barter away thy soul for ⟨p. 16⟩such toys and trifles, either of momentany pleasure, or of transitory pelf, as the Flesh, or the World, Satan's Brokers, and he by them, shall tender unto thee, to deceive thee, and bereave thee of tso precious a piece. Consider seriously with thy self now before-hand, what a dis-heartening it will be to thee, when thou shalt lye on thy death-bed, to remember how oft thou hast, at such and such times, upon such and such occasions, made sale to Satan of thy soul, which thou shalt desire then to dispose of otherwise. And when any such offer therefore shall be made unto thee, call to mind again what now is told thee, and say to thy self; Oh, with what heart or hope may I hereafter be••eath my soul unto God, if I sell it now away to Satan? ••nd, as thou wouldest be free, to dispose of thy soul, when thou diest, take heed of bartering it away, while thou livest. Imitate thy Saviour; refuse the whole World offered thee, in way of exchange for it: it is a more precious piece then the whole World besides, and uall the wealth of it to boot: More precious at least ought it to be unto thee, because xthe whole World, if thou hadst it, cannot avail thee, without it; ynor will be accepted in exchange for the redeeming of it, once lost, and the regaining of it again. For, zWhat shall it avail• a man, saith our Saviour, to win the whole world, if he lose his own soul? or what shall he give in exchange for his soul?
And here, I beseech you, nlet me plead to you, and oprevaile with you, in the behalfe of your soules; making that suit, in effect, to you for your soules, that David did sometime to Saul (though in another kind) for his soule: pAs thy soule, faith he, hath beene precious in my sight, so let my soule be precious in thy sight. So say I to you: As your soules have beene precious in Gods sight, in Christs sight; in Gods sight, that qsent his Sonne to save them; in Christs sight, that rshed his bloud to redeeme them: so let them be precious in your owne eyes. Be not so unthankfull to God, so ungratefull to Christ, so injurious to thy selfe, as sto barter away thy soule for ⟨p. 16⟩such toyes and trifles, eyther of momentanie pleasure, or of transitorie pelfe, as the Flesh, or the World, Satans Brokers, and he by them, shall tender unto thee, to deceive thee, and bereave thee of tso precious a piece. Consider seriously with thy selfe now before-hand, what a dis-heartening it will be to thee, when thou shalt lye on thy death-bed, to remember how oft thou hast, at such and such times, upon such and such occasions, made sale to Satan of thy soule, which thou shalt desire then to dispose of otherwise. And when any such offer therefore shall be made unto thee, call to mind againe what now is told thee, and say to thy selfe; Oh, with what heart or hope may I hereafter be••eath my soule unto God, if I sell it now away to Satan? ••nd, as thou wouldest be free, to dispose of thy soule, when thou diest, take heed of bartering it away, while thou livest. Imitate thy Saviour; refuse the whole World offred thee, in way of exchange for it: it is a more precious piece then the whole World besides, and uall the wealth of it to boot: More precious at least ought it to be unto thee, because
- nPro anime vestrâ legatione apud vos sungimur. Eucher. ad Valer.Pro anim• vestrâ legatione apud vos sungimur. Eucher. ad Valer.
- oOrator ad vos venio: smite exorator ut sum. Terent. Hecyr.
- p1 Sam. 24. 24.
- qJohn 3. 16. Rom 10. 32.Iohn 3. 16. Rom 10. 32.
- rAct 20. 28. 1 Pet. •. 19, 20. Quam cha•as••• Christo animatua, pro quâ posuit animam suam? John 10. 15.Act 20. 28. 1 Pet. •. 19, 20. Quam cha•as••• Christo animatua, pro quâ posuit animam suam? Iohn 10. 15.
- sCave, ne sort dumacquiris pecuniam, perdas animam: nemo enim habet injustum luerum siae justo damno, August. de temp. 215.Cave, ne sorte dumacquiris pecuniam, perdas animam: nemo enim habet injustum luerum siae justo damno, August. de temp. 215.
- tUsque adeo charu• est hic mundus hominibus, ut vi•uerint ipsi sibi? Idem epist. 162. Esto tu charior tibi quam tua, id quod es, quam id quod habes. Eucher. ad Valer.Vsque adeo charu• est hic mundus hominibus, ut vi•uerint ipsi sibi? Idem epist. 162. Esto tu charior tibi quam tua, id quod es, quam id quod habes. Eucher. ad Valer.
