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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.
The first of them neither hope nor fear; the second fear, but hope not; the third hope, but fear not; the fourth hope and fear.
The first of them neither hope nor feare; the second feare, but hope not; the third hope, but feare not; the fourth hope and feare.
The first regard neither Gods wrath, nor his mercy; the second regard his wrath, and not his mercy; ⟨p. 110⟩the third regard his mercy, and not his wrath; the fourth regard both his mercy, and his wrath. Yea their very faith that reposeth it self on his mercy, maketh them regardful also of his wrath. And hereby therefore may we try our faith, whether it be sound and sincere or no, if it make us stand in awe of him whom we seem to believe and to trust in, especially then, when either he executeth, or *giveth warning of Judgement. Which if it do not, it is not true Faith, nor such Faith as NOAH here had. They are h[…] Children of God, no other than Children of wrath, faith Bernard, that fear not Gods wrath, that stand not in awe of his Judgements.
The first regard neither Gods wrath, nor his mercie; the second regard his wrath, and not his mercie; ⟨p. 110⟩the third regard his mercy, and not his wrath; the fourth regard both his mercy, and his wrath. Yea their very faith that reposeth it selfe on his mercie, maketh them regardful also of his wrath. And hereby therefore may wee trie our faith, whether it be sound and sincere or no, if it make vs stand in awe of him whom wee seeme to beleeue and to trust in, especially then, when either he executeth, or *