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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.
Saint Paul is much in this doctrine; hold fast the form of 1sound words, 2 Tim. 1. 13. so again to Titus 1. 9. hold fast the faithful word; and that this doctrine may not be thought proper and peculiar to the Preacher of the truth; but common to all Christians, he therefore enlargeth the precept to all the Romans, 2(and under them to all Christians) to adhere or cleave unto what is good; the word in the original is [Greek or Hebrew], that they should be glued unto it. Solomon in effect delivers the same Pro. 23. 23. Buy the truth and sell. it not, a man may lawfully sell his house and lands as the Apostles did, and followed ⟨p. 204⟩Christ, and in some sense his wife and children, (as Saint Jerome in epist. ad Heliod. would rather then he would put off Christ) yea and his own life too, as Saint Paul did, not count 3it dear for Christ.
Saint Paul is much in this doctrine; hold fast the forme of 1sound words, 2 Tim. 1. 13. so again to Titus 1. 9. hold fast the faithfull word; and that this doctrine may not be thought proper and peculiar to the Preacher of the truth; but common to all Christians, hee therefore enlargeth the precept to all the Romans, 2(and under them to all Christians) to adhere or cleave unto what is good; the word in the originall is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that they should bee glued unto it. Salomon in effect delivers the same