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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.
What talkest thou of putting a soft cloth over thy stinking and festered wounds of sinful corruption; thou oughtest to search deeply, and to cut off the dead flesh, lest the whole be gangrened.
What talkest thou of putting a soft cloth over thy stinking and festred wounds of sinfull corruption; thou oughtest to search deeply, and to cut off the dead flesh, lest the whole be gangrened.
Take my advise, even break up the fallow ground, I mean thy hollow heart, search and try it to the utmost, not by slight, but by deep and full humiliations ⟨p. 150⟩and supplications, make thy peace; not by common, but by extraordinary performances seek to renew thy self.
Take my advise, even breake up the fallow ground, I meane thy hollow heart, search and try it to the utmost, not by slight, but by deep and full humiliations ⟨p. 150⟩and supplications, make thy peace; not by common, but by extraordinary performances seeke to renue thy selfe.
Thy falls have been great, and therefore thy work must not be slight; great sinnings require grand sorrowings, and low fallings, the more industry for higher risings; therefore act thy strengthening part with all thy strength, and as it were for thy very life; remember that David was in fasting, and Peter in bitter tears for their falling, and so they rose again.
Thy fals have beene great, and therefore thy worke must not be slight; great sinnings require grand sorrowings, and low fallings, the more industry for higher risings; therefore act thy strengthening part with all thy strength, and as it were for thy very life; remember that David was in fasting, and Peter in bitter teares for their falling, and so they rose againe.