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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.
Therefore deal prudently for thy strengthening: Simile. when an house is declining, we do not meddle with every rafter and piece of wood; no, but we strengthen the pillars and foundation; faith is the pillar (as it were) of our graces; strengthen it to more apprehension, application, to more submission to the will of God, to more affiance, to more dependence on God through the blood of Christ, and faith, will both find out thy strength, and impart it. I ⟨p. 144⟩can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.
Therefore deale prudently for thy strengthening: Simile. when an house is declining, we doe not meddle with every rafter and piece of wood; no, but wee strengthen the pillers and foundation; faith is the piller (as it were) of our graces; strengthen it to more apprehension, application, to more submission to the wil of God, to more affiance, to more dependance on God through the bloud of Christ, and faith, will both finde out thy strength, and impart it. I ⟨p. 144⟩can doe all things through Christ that strengthens me.
2 Love, this is another radical grace, not that it brings forth other graces for their habits, but only that it eggeth on other graces to their acts and operations, for as holy love is a most active quality in it self, so it doth make the Christian to be most active; it is a doing thing, and makes the person to be doing.
2 Love, this is another radicall grace, not that it brings forth other graces for their habits, but onely that it eggeth on other graces to their acts and operations, for as holy love is a most active quality in it selfe, so it doth make the Christian to be most active; it is a doing thing, and makes the person to be doing.