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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
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.
I answer no, if there be holiness in the heart, it will show it self without.
I answer no, if there be holinesse in the heart, it will shew it selfe without.
From the power of grace, Reason. 1 where ever it is imprinted upon any soul, it will break through and make way for it self, what ever maketh opposition against it. Mat. 6.22. The meaning is, the eye is the Conscience, the sincere eye, is the sincere conscience, now if a man have a good conscience inwardly, his whole conversation will be proportionable to the same. Mat. 13.33. The ⟨p. 14⟩grace of God is compared to leaven, it will never leave leavening, till it hath leavened all the whole lump, if the heart be leavened with grace and godliness, never think to keep godliness in a corner, and contrive it into a narrow compass, no, no, it will never leave leavening, till the eye looks holily, and the hand works mercifully. Nay, observe this in particular, first let corruptions be never so strong in a gracious heart, the power of godliness will over power all, and work out it self, and get ground in conclusion. Look as it is with the Mole, put her into the ground, and stop her up, she will work her self out one way or other, so it is with a gracious frame of spirit, though there be a great deal of earthly corruption, yet a gracious heart will work under ground, and work it self out ⟨p. 15⟩of all these. It is observed by natural Philosophy, when a Ship is cast away, the Sea vomits on the shore the dead persons, and the Sea will not fetch them in again, so there is a Sea of grace in the souls of Gods servants, there is but a beginning of grace indeed, but there is abundance of life, and virtue and power in the graces of Gods children, so that though there be many corruptions, much deadness and untowardness, yet if this gracious work be there, it will vomit out all, it will fling out those dead bodies, but never take them in again.