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Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternity, and mans…Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternitie, and mans…
Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternity, and mans humanity, III. The plantation of the righteous / by T.H.Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternitie, and mans humanitie, III. The plantation of the righteous / by T.H.
London: printed by M.P. for John Stafford, 1638London: printed by M.P. for Iohn Stafford, 1638
THE PLANTATION of the RIGHTEOUS.THE PLANTATION of the RIGHTEOVS.
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.
Secondly, if the case be so, that one duty must be lost, a man cannot regain both of them; what then must we do, both cannot be omitted, which then must be taken up and performed? To this several rules might be added; but take this, look what duty is the most excellent and necessary, take up that duty, and let the other pass; if a duty that is more excellent then another, take up that, and let the other give place to it: as for example, God ⟨p. 129⟩will have mercy and not sacrifice, and he delights in mercy more then sacrifice; if a man have a house on fire, and another hath his duty to perform before he can help the other: why God requires mercy, he will have mercy rather then sacrifice, and therefore I must leave the duty and help him, because God requireth mercy as a duty that is higher in place, and of more worth and excellency; other duties must give place, and such duties must take the place, that is the season for the inferior to give place to the greater.
Secondly, if the case be so, that one duty must be lost, a man cannot regaine both of them; what then must wee doe, both cannot be omitted, which then must be taken up and performed? To this severall rules might be added; but take this, looke what duty is the most excellent and necessary, take up that duty, and let the other passe; if a duty that is more excellent then another, take up that, and let the other give place to it: as for example, God ⟨p. 129⟩will have mercy and not sacrifice, and hee delights in mercy more then sacrifice; if a man have a house on fire, and another hath his duty to performe before hee can helpe the other: why God requires mercy, he will have mercy rather then sacrifice, and therefore I must leave the duty and help him, because God requireth mercy as a duty that is higher in place, and of more worth and excellency; other duties must give place, and such duties must take the place, that is the season for the inferiour to give place to the greater.