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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.
He cannot be so patient, nor ⟨p. 112⟩yet so confident, nor yet so diligent in a suffering condition.
His weakened graces can neither administer strength, nor yet subdue those workings of impatience, so that he is almost sunk and split with calamities, his decayed ship can scarce abide any foul weather.
His weakened graces can neither administer strength, nor yet subdue those workings of impatience, so that he is almost sunke and split with calamities, his decayed ship can scarse abide any foule weather.
But when personal sicknesses come, and the apprehension of death (at which times his conscience is thoroughly wakened) ah how bitter, how terrible are the thoughts and disputes of his heart at such a time, much like those of him who apprehends his condition not to be good.
But when personall sicknesses come, and the apprehension of death (at which times his conscience is thoroughly wakened) ah how bitter, how terrible are the thoughts and disputes of his heart at such a time, much like those of him who apprehends his condition not to be good.