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Christs counsel to his languishing church of SardisChrists counsell to his languishing church of Sardis
Christs counsel to his languishing church of Sardis. Or, The dying or decaying Christian, with the means and helps of his recovery and strengthening. By Obadiah Sedgwick, B. of D. late preacher to the inhabitants of S. Mildreds Bread Street, LondonChrists counsell to his languishing church of Sardis. Or, The dying or decaying Christian, with the meanes and helpes of his recovery and strengthening. By Obadiah Sedgwicke, B. of D. late preacher to the inhabitants of S. Mildreds Bredstreet, London
London: printed by Thomas for L. Fawne, 1640
CHRISTS COUNSEL to His languishing CHURCH.CHRISTS COVNSELL to His languishing CHURCH.
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.
2 For Gods communion with us, it will be eclipsed both in the effective and assisting part of it, as also in the affective and comforting part of it: he will not give thee his hand or his eye as formerly; David found (upon his great decay) not only a cloud in Gods face, but also a strangeness in Gods spirit, ⟨p. 40⟩1Psal. 5•. 12. We do by our notorious decaying, debar our selves of much help from God, and of all manifesting favour for the present.
2 For Gods communion with us, it will be eclipsed both in the effective and assisting part of it, as also in the affective and comforting part of it: hee will not give thee his hand or his eye as formerly; David found (upon his great decay) not onely a cloud in Gods face, but also a strangenesse in Gods spirit, ⟨p. 40⟩1Psal. 5•. 12. We doe by our notorious decaying, debarre our selves of much help from God, and of all manifesting favour for the present.
- 1Psal. 51.
Desertion is ever the consequent of decaying.