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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.
3 Use all the means thou canst to keep up thy graces, that thou sink not into a dying condition. Means to preserve us from a dying condition be these.
3 Vse all the meanes thou canst to keepe up thy graces, that thou sink not into a dying condition. Meanes to preserve us from a dying condition be these.
1 Be humble: Simile. the high tide quickly ebbs, and the highest sun is presently declining: faith is the champion for our graces, and fear the watchman, and humility the nurse. Spiritual pride fills our fancies, but impairs our graces: now a man thinks he hath enough, and then he is sure to lose much; if any thing keeps us from ⟨p. 68⟩being low in grace, it is this, that we still grow low and poor in spirit. In the Rickets they have large heads, but weak feet, so, &c.
1 Be humble: Simile. the high tide quickly ebbes, and the highest sunne is presently declining: faith is the champion for our graces, and feare the watchman, and humility the nurse. Spirituall pride fils our fancies, but impaires our graces: now a man thinkes he hath enough, and then he is sure to lose much; if any thing keepes us from ⟨p. 68⟩being low in grace, it is this, that we still grow low and poor in spirit. In the Rickets they have large heads, but weake feet, so, &c.
2 Strive for further perfection 1