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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.
5 Be prudently serious in christian society; spend not thy ⟨p. 71⟩hours in vain disputes, lest while thou studiest odd notions, thou in the mean time losest precious grace.
5 Be prudently serious in christian society; spend not thy ⟨p. 71⟩houres in vaine disputes, lest while thou studiest odde notions, thou in the meane time losest precious grace.
There are disputes which end only in division, and there are inquiries which tend to edification; rather study to make thy self better, then to prove another to be bad.
There are disputes which end onely in division, and there are inquiries which tend to edification; rather studie to make thy selfe better, then to prove another to be bad.
6 Keep up uprightness, and by no means away with hypocrisy, say not the sin is little, Simile. for many a man hath dyed of a little wound, and we all know that the small end of the wedge makes way for the greater; nor say, it is secret, a man may dye of a secret stab, as well as of an open wound:
6 Keep up uprightnesse, and by no meanes away with hypocrisie, say not the sinne is little, Simile. for many a man hath dyed of a little wound, and we all know that the small end of the wedge makes way for the greater; nor say, it is secret, a man may dye of a secret stab, as well as of an open wound: