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A treatise of mans imaginations Showing his natural evil thoughtsA treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts
A treatise of mans imaginations Showing his natural evil thoughts: His want of good thoughts: The way to reform them. Framed and preached by M. Will. Perkins.A treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts: His want of good thoughts: The way to reforme them. Framed and preached by M. Wil. Perkins.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1607Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1607
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.
Sect. 4. Of this thought; It is a vain thing to worship God.
Sect. 4. Of this thought; It is a vaine thing to worship God.
The third wicked imagination of ma•• heart concerning […] thing to worship God. This Job showeth to be true: bringing in the wicked man saying,a what profit shall I have if I pray unto God: we must not think that he said thus with his mouth, but in his heart: And the prophet Malachi bringeth in the Jews saying,b It is a vain thing to serve God, and what profit is it that we have kept his commandment, & that ⟨p. 81⟩we walked humbly before the Lord of hosts: Yea righteous David, a man after Gods own heart, was overtaken with this evil thought, when he said,c certainly I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in Innocency: whereby it is plain, that this is a natural evil thought in every man.
The third wicked imagination of ma•• heart concerning 〈…〉 thing to worship God. This Iob sheweth to be true: bringing in the wicked man saying,a what profit shall I haue if I pray vnto God: we must not thinke that hee said thus with his mouth, but in his heart: And the prophet Malachie bringeth in the Iewes saying,b It is a vaine thing to serue God, and what profit is it that wee haue kept his commandement, & that