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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.
1 For your judgements and minds, formerly in these there were strong endeavours to know the truths of God, and to search out the mysteries of salvation, and admirable appreciations of holiness and Gods favour, and sweet meditations on the will of God; the mind was eminently taken up with God and Christ, and grace and ⟨p. 45⟩obedience and heaven.
1 For your judgements and mindes, formerly in these there were strong endeavours to know the truths of God, and to search out the mysteries of salvation, and admirable appretiations of holinesse and Gods favour, and sweet meditations on the will of God; the minde was eminently taken up with God and Christ, and grace and ⟨p. 45⟩obedience and heaven.
Is it so now? or rather do not worldly things seem great in our eyes, are not our mindings more for inferior good, then for spiritual good? divine studies, are they not rare, and poor, and transient glancings? where is that study to know God, or to see his favour in Christ unto thee? where is that reverend regard of the truths of God? where is that diligence to know the estate of thy soul? where is that sweet delight thou tookest once to know Jesus Christ as thine?
Is it so now? or rather doe not worldly things seeme great in our eyes, are not our mindings more for inferiour good, then for spirituall good? divine studies, are they not rare, and poore, and transient glancings? where is that study to know God, or to see his favour in Christ unto thee? where is that reverend regard of the truths of God? where is that diligence to know the estate of thy soule? where is that sweet delight thou tookest once to know Iesus Christ as thine?