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Four learned and godly treatises viz. The carnal hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulness…Foure learned and godly treatises viz. The carnall hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulnesse…
Four learned and godly treatises viz. The carnal hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulness of sin. The benefit of afflictions. By T.H.Foure learned and godly treatises viz. The carnall hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulnesse of sinne. The benefit of afflictions. By T.H.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes for Andrew Crooke, 1638
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2 Nay further, it is the policy of all loose persons, they will appoint their meetings when they may hinder men most from the means that may do them good, and this is the reason, that of all the days in the week, they choose the Lords day, and of all the hours in the day, the Sermon or Prayer time is thē hour wherein they meet. And if he be resolved to attend upon the means, they ⟨p. 86⟩then fore-stall the market, and make him have a slight account of preaching; what need we all this preaching? let him preach till his heart ache, who is the better for his preaching; so then if the poor soul doth come, the soul hear and cares not, if he cares, he attends not, if he attends, he regards not, if any thing touch him, he casts it off, as if it did not concern him.
2 Nay further, it is the policie of all loose persons, they will appoint their meetings when they may hinder men most from the meanes that may doe them good, and this is the reason, that of all the dayes in the weeke, they chuse the Lords day, and of all the houres in the day, the Sermon or Prayer time is thē houre wherein they meete. And if he be resolved to attend upon the meanes, they ⟨p. 86⟩then fore-stall the market, and make him have a slight account of preaching; what neede wee all this preaching? let him preach till his heart ake, who is the better for his preaching; so then if the poore soule doth come, the soule heare and cares not, if he cares, he attends not, if he attends, hee regards not, if any thing touch him, he casts it off, as if it did not concerne him.
Thirdly, loose persons, if it be so, that any thing do remain upon the heart, if the Lord comes home and affrights his soul, and discover his sin, and writes bitter things against him, and the soul promiseth, resolves to turn unto the Lord, and to leave all, never to return. O then what a doe is there with this cursed rabble to peck out the good seed of the Word which is sown in the heart, they will