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A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near…A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere…
A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friars London Herein is the history of the surprisal and admirable escape of the said penitent.A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.
London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1639London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1639
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To omit other particulars of the ancient Martyrs in the Primitive Christian Church, with whose courageous speeches manifesting a contempt of ⟨p. 48⟩death volumes might be filled,1 it is indefinitely recorded of many who were famous for their wealth, nobility, glory, eloquence and learning, that nevertheless they preferred true piety & faith in our Lord Jesus Christ before all these. And though they were entreated by many of their kindred and friends otherwise, yea and by others in great place, and by the Judge himself, that they would take pity on themselves, their wives and children, yet would they not be induced by the entreatings of so many and great ones, so to be affected with the love of this life, as to forbear the confession of our Saviour, and to set light by the denial of him.
To omit other particulars of the ancient Martyrs in the Primitive Christian Church, with whose couragious speeches manifesting a contempt of ⟨p. 48⟩death volumes might be filled,1 it is indefinitely recorded of many who were famous for their wealth, nobility, glory, eloquence and learning, that neverthelesse they preferred true piety & faith in our Lord Iesus Christ before all these. And though they were intreated by many of their kindred and friends otherwise, yea and by others in great place, and by the Iudge himselfe, that they would take pitty on themselves, their wives and children, yet would they not be induced by the entreatings of so many and great ones, so to be affected with the love of this life, as to forbeare the confession of our Saviour, and to set light by the deniall of him.
- 1Erant qui cum opibus, nobilitate, gloria, eloquentia & philosophia illustres essent, nihilo tamen secius cuncta haec verae p•etati & fidei in servatorem nostrum Jesum Christum postponebant. Isti quamvis rogarentur ab innumeris cognatis & aliàs amicis: denique & alijs in dignitate constitutis primoribus: praeterea & ab ipso Judice obsecrarentur, ut sui ipsorum misererentur, uxoribusque & liberis parcerent, haudquaquam a tot & tantis viris ab hoc induci potuerunt, ut vitae hujus amore afficerentur, & confessionem servatoris nostri contemnerent, & negationem illius susque deque facerent. Euseb. Hist. Eccl. l. 8. c. 9.