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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.
We Christians have the judgement of charity, but God hath the judgement of infallibility: we look only on the skin and surface of actions, but God looks into the hearts and spirits of persons: we judge of the heart by the actions, but God judgeth of our estates by the heart.
Wee Christians have the judgement of charity, but God hath the judgement of infallibility: we looke onely on the skin and surface of actions, but God looks into the hearts and spirits of persons: wee judge of the heart by the actions, but God judgeth of our estates by the heart.
Now the outward acts (upon several arguments, and for several ends and inducements, may be extremely different ⟨p. 157⟩from the inward habit and disposition. Persons for their credits sake, and for their peculiar advantages, may draw out acts naturally good, when yet their spirits stand not right, either for principles or ends of those acts: so that notwithstanding all their profession, their estate may be imperfect before God: partly,
Now the outward acts (upon severall arguments, and for severall ends and inducements, may be extreamely different ⟨p. 157⟩from the inward habit and disposition. Persons for their credits sake, and for their peculiar advantages, may draw out acts naturally good, when yet their spirits stand not right, either for principles or ends of those acts: so that notwithstanding al their profession, their estate may bee imperfect before God: partly,
For the frame and constitution of soul,