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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
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.
how much unbelief consists with the strongest faith; how many thorns, stones, birds, do haunt and cover the best ground, the most honest and good heart to stifle and steal away the word from it; how many weeds do mingle with the purest corn; how much ignorance in the sublimest judgements; how much vanity in the severest and exactest minds; how much looseness and digressions in the most sad and composed thoughts; how many impertinences and irregularities in the most bridled and restrained tongue; how much mispence of the seasons and opportunities of Grace in the most thrifty redemption of our time; how much want of Compassion and melting affections in our greatest alms; of love to the truth, and right acceptation of the beautiful […] of peace in our largest contributions; how much self-allowance and dispensation to iterate, and re•erate ou• smaller errors; if in these and a world of the like advantages God should be exact to mark what is done […], who were able to stand in his presence, or abide his coming? Say the papists what they will of merit of con•ignitie, commensurate to eternal life▪ and proportionable to the Justice and •everest scrutiny of the most pure and jealous God▪ yet let the Conscience of the Holies• of them all be summoned to single out the most pure and meritorious work which he ever did, and with that to ⟨p. 327⟩join issue with Gods Justice to perish or be saved according as that most perfect of all his works shall appear righteous or impure; and I dare presume none of them would let their salvation run a hazard upon that trial. So then there is pollution by way of adherencie and contact in the h•st works of the best men.
how much unbeliefe consists with the strongest faith; how many thornes, stones, birds, doe haunt and cover the best ground, the most honest and good heart to stifle and steale away the word from it; how many weedes doe mingle with the purest corne; how much ignorance in the sublimest judgements; how much vanitie in the severest and exactest mindes; how much loosenesse and digressions in the most sadde and composed thoughts; how many impertinencies and irregularities in the most bridled and restrained tongue; how much mispence of the seasons and opportunities of Grace in the most thrifty redemption of our time; how much want of Compassion and melting affections in our greatest almes; of love to the truth, and right acceptation of the beautifull of peace in our largest contributions; how much selfeallowance and dispenstion to iterate, and reerate ou smaller errors; if in these and a world of the like advantages God should be exact to marke what is done , who were able to stand in his presence, or abide his comming? Say the papists what they will of merit of conignitie, commensurate to eternall life and proportionable to the Iustice and everest scrutinie of the most pure and jealous God yet let the Conscience of the Holies of them all bee summon'd to single out the most pure and meritoious worke which he ever did, and with that to