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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. Mans faint thoughts in time of distress.
Sect. 4. Mans faint thoughts in time of distresse.
The fourth and last evil thought of mans heart touching himself is this; In time ⟨p. 144⟩of misery he saith, his crosses are greater and worser then indeed they are. So Job complaineth in his affliction, that hhis grief & misery was heavier then the sand of the sea shore. And the Church in great affliction calls thus to passengers,i Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me. And that it is the thought of every mans heart naturally, appeareth by experience: for let a man be in distress outwardly, or else touched in con science for his sins, when you shall labour to minister comfort unto him according to Gods word; he will answer, that never any was in like •ase to him, so grievously tormented & afflicted as he is. And indeed it is the property of ⟨p. 145⟩mans natural heart, to esteem *little crosses to be exceeding great, yea oftentimes to deem that to be a cross which is none at all: the reason is, the want of judgement rightly to discern the state of their affliction, and the want of strength to support it as it is: for if thou be faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small.