A05817:316
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.
Meditations directing a Christian how to apply to himself, without delay, the fore-said knowledge of GOD and himself.
Meditations directing a Christian how to apply to himselfe, without delay, the fore-said knowledge of GOD and himselfe.
Thou seest therefore O man, how wretched and cursed thy state is, by corruption ⟨p. 219⟩of nature, without Christ: insomuch that whereas the Scriptures do liken wicked men, unto Lyons, Bears, Bulls, Horses, Dogs, and such like savage Creatures in their lives: it is certain, that the condition of an unregenerated man, is in his death more vile then a Dog, or the filthiest Creature in the world: for the Beast (being made but for mans use) when he dyeth endeth all his miseries with his death. But man endued with a reasonable and an immortal Soul, made after Gods Image, to serve God, when he ends the miseries of this life, must account for all his misdeeds, and begin to endure those miseries that never shall know end. No ⟨p. 220⟩creature but man is liable to yield at his death an account for his life. The brute Creatures, not having reason, shall not be required to make any account for their deeds: and good Angels, though they have reason, yet shall they yield no account, because they have no sin. And as for evil Angels, they are, without all hope, already condemned; so that they need not make any further accounts. Man only in his death, must be Gods accountant for his life.
THou seest therefore O man, how wretched and cursed thy state is, by corruption ⟨p. 219⟩of nature, without Christ: insomuch that whereas the Scriptures doe liken wicked men, vnto Lyons, Beares, Buls, Horses, Dogges, and such like sauage Creatures in their liues: it is certaine, that the condition of an vnregenerated man, is in his death more vile then a Dogge, or the filthiest Creature in the world: for the Beast (being made but for mans vse) when hee dyeth endeth all his miseries with his death. But man endued with a reasonable and an immortall Soule, made after Gods Image, to serue God, when hee ends the miseries of this life, must account for all his misdeedes, and begin to endure those miseries that neuer shall know end. No