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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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It were a worthy work, well beseeming the famous Cities of this Land, for every of them to have a sacred treasure for this end, to redeem Captives. But I fear least such a work be more to be wished then hoped for. Yet I conceive that it may well be wished and hoped for too, that all who have good intelligence by certificate from the Trinity-house, or otherwise, would contribute something towards the redeeming of every one, that time after time they shall hear to be held in captivity under the Turks, or other like enemies of the Christian faith. If every one of ability would make conscience of this duty, though they gave but a little to one, and a little to another, many hundreds more might be relieved then now are.1 For many hands make light work.
It were a worthy worke, well beseeming the famous Citties of this Land, for every of them to have a sacred treasure for this end, to redeeme Captiues. But I feare least such a worke be more to be wished then hoped for. Yet I conceive that it may well be wished and hoped for too, that all who have good intelligence by certificate from the Trinity-house, or otherwise, would contribute something towards the redeeming of every one, that time after time they shall heare to be held in captivity under the Turkes, or other like enemies of the Christian faith. If every one of ability would make conscience of this duty, though they gave but a little to one, and a little to another, many hundreds more might be releeved then now are.1 For many hands make light worke.
- 1Multorum manibus g•ando levatur o••s.
O that in pressing this exhortation my voice were louder then Bow-bell, that it might sound into the ears of every rich man in and about ⟨p. 64⟩