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Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…
Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life of Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn: by Edward Reynolds, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1631
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Fourthly, when it prevails to set thee indeed a work, how exceedingly dost thou fail in the measure ⟨p. 253⟩of thy duties? How little growth in strength? How little improvement in spiritual knowledge or experience? How much weariness and revolting of heart? How evil and unprofitable hath thy life been in comparison of those worthies whom thou shouldest have followed, and in proportion to those means of grace which thou hast had?
Fourthly, when it prevailes to set thee indeede a worke, how exceedingly dost thou faile in the measure ⟨p. 253⟩of thy duties? How little growth in strength? How litle improvement in spirituall knowledge or experience? How much wearinesse and revolting of heart? How evill and unprofitable hath thy life beene in comparison of those worthies whom thou shouldest have followed, and in proportion to those meanes of grace which thou hast had?
Fifthly, in thy progress, How often hast thou stumbled? How many notorious and visible sins, even in great Characters, have oftentimes stained if not thy profession by a public scandal, yet thy soul in private by a consciousness unto them? And how think we did Davids murder and adultery pull down the pride of his heart when ever it offered to rise in any Heavenly action?
Fifthly, in thy progresse, How often hast thou stumbled? How many notorious and visible sinnes, even in great Characters, have oftentimes stained if not thy profession by a publike scandall, yet thy soule in private by a consciousnesse unto them? And how thinke wee did Davids murther and adultery pull downe the pride of his heart when ever it offered to rise in any Heavenly action?