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Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…
Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.
Cambridge: printed by John Legate printer to the University of Cambridge. 1593., 1593Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legate printer to the Vniversitie of Cambridge. 1593., 1593
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The misery under his feet is, Hell fire: for every man till he repent, is in as great danger of damnation as the traitor apprehended, of hanging, drawing, and quartering. A man walking in his way falls into a deep dungeon that is full of ugly serpents and noisome beasts: in his fall he catches hold of a twig of a tree that grows at the mouth of the dungeon, and hangs by it: afterward there comes a beast both lean and hungerbitten, which having cropped the whole tree, is ever and anon ⟨p. 46⟩knapping at the twig on which he hangs. Now, what is the danger of this man? surely he is like to fall into the pit, over which he hangeth. well, this man is every impenitent sinner: the pit is hell, prepared for the devil and his angels: the twig is the brittle and frail life of man: the hungerbitten beast is death, that is ready every hour to knap our life asunder: the danger is fearful: for man hanging as it were over the mouth of hell, when life is ended, unless he use good means before he die, he then falleth to the very bottom of it.
The misery under his feete is, Hell fire: for every man till he repent, is in as great danger of damnation as the traitour apprehended, of hanging, drawing, and quartering. A man walking in his way falles into a deepe dungeon that is full of vggely serpents and noisome beastes: in his fall he catches hold of a twigge of a tree that growes at the mouth of the dungeon, and hangs by it: afterward there comes a beast both leane and hungerbitten, which having cropt the whole tree, is ever and anon ⟨p. 46⟩knapping at the twigge on which he hanges. Nowe, what is the daunger of this man? surely he is like to fall into the pit, over which he hangeth. well, this man is every impenitent sinner: the pit is hell, prepared for the devill and his angels: the twig is the brickle and fraile life of man: the hungerbitten beast is death, that is ready every houre to knap our life asunder: the dāger is fearful: for mā hanging as it were over the mouth of hel, whē life is ended, unlesse he use good meanes before he die, he then falleth to the very bottome of it.