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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.
4 It is a revocation from sinnings, as David said, I considered my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies; the same may be said of holy truths; a remembering consideration of them is a recovering of an erring and falling soul. Saint Peter forgot his Master, and then forgot himself, he forgot the words of a Master, and then the duty of a servant, but Peter recovered himself again: and ⟨p. 183⟩how did he so? the text saith that he remembered the words of Jesus, and when he had thought thereon, he went out and wept bitterly.
4 It is a revocation from sinnings, as David said, I considered my waies, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies; the same may be said of holy truths; a remembring consideration of them is a recovering of an erring and falling soule. Saint Peter forgate his Master, and then forgate himselfe, he forgate the words of a Master, and then the duty of a servant, but Peter recovered himselfe againe: and ⟨p. 183⟩how did he so? the text saith that hee remembred the words of Iesus, and when hee had thought thereon, hee went out and wept bitterly.
5 It is an avocation or withholdment from errors; why do men so commonly slip into new errors? one main cause is, they have let slip old truths, they have lost their touch-stone to try doctrine by, they do not remember what and how they have heard and received, and therefore they destroy what they themselves have built.
5 It is an avocation or withholdment from errours; why doe men so commonly slip into new errors? one maine cause is, they have let slip old truths, they have lost their touch-stone to try doctrine by, they doe not remember what and how they have heard and received, and therfore they destroy what they themselves have built.