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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.
If thou findest thy self to be a weakened Christian, then set upon thy strengthening work.
If thou findest thy selfe to be a weakened Christian, then set upon thy strengthening worke.
1 Presently: Initia morborum cavenda, say the Physicians, and therefore their rule is, principiis obsta, &c. we should set upon diseases, as soon as diseases set upon us, not trifle away the methods of recovery: three things must be looked into in time, tides, seasons, diseases.
1 Presently: Initia morborum cavenda, say the Physitians, and therefore their rule is, principiis obsta, &c. we should set upon diseases, as soone as diseases set upon us, not trifle away the methods of recovery: three things must be lookt into in time, tides, seasons, diseases.