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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
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It is a vain thing therefore for any man to presume so, as to say or think, God will never sure deal so roughly with me, though I carry my self otherwise then I ought towards him. Yea it is most fearful and dangerous upon such impious imaginations to presume to displease & provoke him to wrath. For to omit that iit is a note of a most ungracious disposition for a man therefore to be evil, because God is good; and to take liberty to himself to wrong God, because God loveth him. Art thou dearer to God than DAVID was? Art thou deeper in Gods books, or higher in his favour than he? Yet how sharply God dealt with him; how roughly, yea how rigorously (as might seem to fleshly reason) he handled him, having provoked him to wrath, and incurred his displeasure, may appear by those kPsalms wherein at large he complaineth of it. And how long it was in these cases ere he could recover his former estate of inward comfort and sense of grace with God again, appeareth likewise by his earnest suit, so oft and so instantly commenced for it, both here and lelse-where.
It is a vaine thing therefore for any man to presume so, as to say or thinke, God will neuer sure deale so roughly with me, though I cary my selfe otherwise then I ought towards him. Yea it is most fearefull and dangerous vpon such impious imaginations to presume to displease & prouoke him to wrath. For to omit that iit is a note of a most vngracious disposition for a man therefore to be euil, because God is good; and to take libertie to himselfe to wrong God, because God loueth him. Art thou dearer to God than DAVID was? Art thou deeper in Gods bookes, or higher in his fauour than he? Yet how sharply God dealt with him; how roughly, yea how rigorously (as might seeme to fleshly reason) he handled him, hauing prouoked him to wrath, and incurred his displeasure, may appeare by those kPsalmes wherein at large he complaineth of it. And how long it was in these cases ere he could recouer his former estate of inward comfort and sense of grace with God againe, appeareth likewise by his earnest suit, so oft and so instantly commenced for it, both here and