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Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…
Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and in judgements imminent : the former on Psalm 13.1, the latter on Hebr. 11.7 / by Thomas Gataker, B. in D. and pastor of Rotherhith.Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and in judgements imminent : the former on Psalm 13.1, the latter on Hebr. 11.7 / by Thomas Gataker, B. in D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by John Haviland, 1623London: printed by Iohn Haviland, 1623
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 why may it not stand then with the love of God to deal thus harshly and sharply with his dearest children, when either their outward evil courses, or their inward corruptions, by way either of correction, or of cure, (and yet what is ecorrection it self but a kind of cure?) shall require it? He may love them no less, though he hide himself from them, than the nurse, or the mother doth her child, when she hideth her self a while from it, and yet to save her own life, would be full loth to lose or to leave it. Not to add, that the courses that God useth in this kind, are oft-times fas well exercises for those that be in health and good plight for the present, as Physic for those that be crazy and sick, surprised with some deadly or dangerous disease.
And why may it not stand then with the loue of God to deale thus harshly and sharply with his dearest children, when either their outward euill courses, or their inward corruptions, by way either of correction, or of cure, (and yet what is ecorrection it selfe but a kinde of cure?) shall require it? Hee may loue them no lesse, though he hide himselfe from them, than the nurse, or the mother doth her childe, when shee hideth her selfe a while from it, and yet to saue her owne life, would be full loth to lose or to leaue it. Not to adde, that the courses that God vseth in this kinde, are oft-times fas well exercises for those that bee in health and good plight for the present, as Physicke for those that be crasie and sicke, surprised with some deadly or dangerous disease.
- e[Greek or Hebrew]. Arist•t. ethic. lib. 2. cap. 3. [Greek or Hebrew]. Idem rhetor. lib. 1. cap. 14. Et Aeneas Gaz. de animae immort.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Arist•t. ethic. lib. 2. cap. 3. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Idem rhetor. lib. 1. cap. 14. Et Aeneas Gaz. de animae immort.