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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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The third thing is this, that the soul is content that God shall do what he will with his corruptions, take them away after what manner he please, though it be upon the hardest terms in the world, as it welcomes those truths that may work, as it is restless till they do work, so it is contented that the Lord should work upon sin, and subdue it upon the hardest terms in the world. A covetous man if nothing but beggary will loosen his heart from the world, then he will pray the Lord to make him give away all, and leave himself a beggar so he may have a liberal heart: So if a man be notable to subdue the pride of his heart, a man hath great parts and abilities, and he pranks up himself therein, if there be nothing will cure this tympany, if nothing will do the deed, unless ⟨p. 228⟩God knock off the wheels and leave him in the dust, and make him the off-scouring of the world, yet a gracious heart though this be hard saith, Lord let me have an humble heart whatever it costs me, this man now is in good earnest content to part with his corruptions.
The third thing is this, that the soule is content that God shall doe what hee will with his corruptions, take them away after what manner hee please, though it bee upon the hardest tearmes in the world, as it welcomes those truths that may worke, as it is restlesse till they doe worke, so it is contented that the Lord should worke upon sinne, and subdue it upon the hardest tearmes in the world. A covetous man if nothing but beggery will loosen his heart from the world, then hee will pray the Lord to make him give away all, and leave himselfe a beggar so hee may have a liberall heart: So if a man bee notable to subdue the pride of his heart, a man hath great parts and abilities, and hee prankes up himselfe therein, if there bee nothing will cure this timpany, if nothing will doe the deede, unlesse ⟨p. 228⟩God knock off the wheels and leave him in the dust, and make him the off-scouring of the world, yet a gratious heart though this be hard saith, Lord let mee have an humble heart whatever it costs me, this man now is in good earnest content to part with his corruptions.