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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.
His adequation of duty to the rule; He doth not mind the rule of holy actions so much, nor doth he proportion his works to the commands, God may command much more then he doth, for ordinarily the decayed Christian is guilty of many omissions.
His adequation of duty to the rule; He doth not minde the rule of holy actions so much, nor doth hee proportion his workes to the commands, God may command much more then he doth, for ordinarily the decayed Christian is guilty of many omissions.
He fails wonderfully ofttimes in passing over the duty of prayer, or reading, or hearing, &c. But the strengthened Christian, he is for all duties, difficult as well as easy, private as well as public, though he cannot ⟨p. 95⟩intensively answer the rule for duty, yet extensively he doth; knowingly and willingly he omits no duty.
Hee failes wonderfully ofttimes in passing over the duty of prayer, or reading, or hearing, &c. But the strengthened Christian, he is for all duties, difficult as well as easie, private as well as publique, though hee cannot ⟨p. 95⟩intensively answer the rule for duty, yet extensively hee doth; knowingly and willingly hee omits no duty.
His affective cooperation with duty: he doth duty, but without such co-working affections, more formally; he doth pray and hear perhaps, but it is coldly and sleepily, it is not as [Greek or Hebrew] but as if it were some indifferent work, he acts with a careless and indifferent spirit. His eye is not so full on Gods glory, nor is his heart so warm in prayer, &c. His coals of fire burn in a cold hearth: He is not lively in living works, but performeth spiritual works without much spiritualness.