A01974:419
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
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.
§. 56. Of due respect to every branch of that which is given us in charge.
2. IT behoveth us wisely and heedfully to take due and diligent notice of every charge that is given us in charge, of the particular branches thereof, and of all the circumstances appertaining thereto, that by a conscionable observation of them all, we may show our selves afaithful to him that hath appointed us, as God saith of Moses: bHe was faithful in all mine house. This is honourable to him that giveth the charge, to be in every part and particle thereof obeyed. This therefore will also be acceptable to him. In which respects it cannot but be very comfortable and advantageable to the party himself that performeth the obedience. This was it wherewith Hezekiah comforted himself on his sick 3bed: and whereby he was emboldened to call upon God even to reverse that sentence of death which he had given out against him. For the perfect heart which he mentioned in his prayer, was that impartial respect which he had to ⟨p. 98⟩every thing given him in charge by the Lord. A perfect heart in Scripture phrase is an entire heart, or the whole heart. And that heart which hath respect to the whole will of God, so far as it is made known unto him, is most properly the whole heart. If any object that a perfect heart implieth a sincere heart: I answer, that an especial point of sincerity consisteth in the fore-said entireness.