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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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But as the Heathen man, Socrates, sometime said, That ea man must be content to be accounted a Fool, that he may be happy; so we must make account and be content to bear this, and much more than this, if ever we hope or look to be happy, and to come unto heaven.
But as the Heathen man, Socrates, sometime said, That ea man must be content to be accounted a Foole, that he may be happie; so wee must make account and be content to beare this, and much more than this, if euer wee hope or looke to be happie, and to come vnto heauen.
- eStultus videri, quo beatus sis, velis. Socrates apud Sen. ep. 71.
Yea if we believe and fear, (which hereby1 also we may try whether we do or no, as we would seem and profess all to do) our very Faith and fFear will make us set light by such paper-shot, and carry us on through the pikes, not of evil tongues, but of the eagerest opposition that either Satan himself, or any limb of his shall be able to make against us to turn us out of the good ways of God; we will never a whit fear or regard the one, if we do throughly fear the other.
Yea if wee beleeue and feare, (which hereby1 also wee may trie whether we doe or no, as we would seeme and professe all to doe) our very Faith and fFeare will make vs set light by such paper-shot, and cary vs on thorow the pikes, not of euill tongues, but of the eagerest opposition that either Satan himselfe, or any limbe of his shall be able to make against vs to turne vs out of the good waies of God; wee will neuer a whit feare or regard the one, if wee doe throughly feare the other.