A05817:997
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 against despair, or doubting of Gods mercy.
Meditations against despaire, or doubting of Gods mercy.
IT is found by continual experience, that near the time of death, (when the children of GOD are weakest:) then Satan makes the greatest flourish of his strength: and assails them with his strongest temptations. For he knoweth that either he must now or never prevail: for if their souls once get to heaven; he shall ⟨p. 880⟩never vex nor trouble them any more. And therefore he will now bestir himself as much as he can, and labour to set before their eyes all the gross sins which ever they committed, and the judgements of God which are due unto them; thereby to drive them if he can, to despair, which is a grievouser sin then all the sins that they committed, or he can accuse them of.
IT is found by continuall experience, that neere the time of death, (when the children of GOD are weakest:) then Sathan makes the greatest flourish of his strength: and assailes them with his strongest temptations. For hee knoweth that either he must now or neuer preuaile: for if their soules once get to heauen; he shall ⟨p. 880⟩neuer v•xe nor trouble them any more. And therefore he will now bestirre himselfe as much as he can, and labour to set before their eyes all the grosse sinnes which euer they committed, and the iudgements of God which are due vnto them; thereby to driue them if he can, to despaire, which is a grieuouser sinne then all the sinnes that they committed, or hee can accuse them of.