A05817:198
The Practice of Piety
The practise of piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God.The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God.
London: printed for John Hodgets, 1613London: printed for Iohn Hodgets, 1613
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.
Within thee thine own conscience (more then a thousand ⟨p. 121⟩witnesses) shall accuse thee: the Devils who tempted thee to all thy lewdness, shall on the one side, testify with thy Conscience against thee: and on the other side, shall stand the holy Saints and Angels approving Christs Justice, and detesting so filthy a creature. Behind thee an hideous noise of innumerable fellow-damned Reprobates tarrying for thy company. Before thee all the world hburning in flaming fire. Above thee, an ireful Judge of deserved vengeance, ready to pronounce his sentence upon thee. Beneath thee, the fiery & sulphureous mouth of the bottomless pit, gaping to receive thee. In this woeful estate to hide thy self ⟨p. 122⟩will be impossible: (for on that condition thou wouldest iwish that the greatest Rock might fall upon thee:) to appear will be intolerable, and yet thou must stand forth, to receive with other reprobates this thy sentence: Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the Devil and his Angels.
Within thee thine owne conscience (more then a thousand ⟨p. 121⟩witnesses) shall accuse thee: the Diuels vvho tempted thee to all thy lewdnesse, shall on the one side, testifie vvith thy Conscience against thee: and on the other side, shall stand the holy Saints and Angels approuing Christs Iustice, and detesting so filthy a creature. Behinde thee an hydeous noyse of innumerable fellow-damned Reprobates tarrying for thy company. Before thee all the world hburning in flaming fire. Aboue thee, an irefull Iudge of deserued vengeance, ready to pronounce his sentence vpon thee. Beneath thee, the fiery & sulphureous mouth of the bottomlesse pit, gaping to receiue thee. In this wofull estate to hide thy selfe ⟨p. 122⟩will be impossible: (for on that condition thou vvouldest