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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.
It makes me to pity this great and famous City, whiles I behold a colluvies, a very rabble of all opinions, and such a going and coming, touchings at, and sailings off from the land of uprightness: One week this is a truth, and almost an article; the next week it is no such matter, but some other thing is the right.
It makes mee to pitty this great and famous City, whiles I behold a colluvies, a very rabble of all opinions, and such a going and comming, touchings at, and saylings off from the land of uprightnesse: One weeke this is a truth, and almost an article; the next weeke it is no such matter, but some other thing is the right.
Simile. Thus we play many times with great truths, as children do with their Babies, one while embrace them, anon break them and throw them into the dirt.
Simile. Thus wee play many times with great truths, as children doe with their Babies, one while embrace them, anone breake them and throw them into the dirt.
But are there so many ways to heaven as men will make, or hast thou power to coin other articles of faith at pleasure, or will the Lord bear all this resting and mocking with his truths? Two things makes me fear the Lord will punish us in the Gospel; one is, our general barrenness in life, another is our great sicklenesse in matter of truths.
But are there so many waies to heaven as men will make, or hast thou power to coine other articles of faith at pleasure, or will the Lord beare all this resting and mocking with his truths? Two things makes mee feare the Lord will punish us in the Gospell; one is, our generall barrennesse in life, another is our great sicklenesse in matter of truths.