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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.
And then it occasions much 1sin, for it were a wonder to see a man dying in grace, and not withal, living in sin; however, believe it, that sins will live the more strongly in thee, by how much the more weakly grace doth live in thee; when natural heat grows low, then do diseases multiply and grow high, if that which should keep down sin, be kept down by sinning, how exceedingly sinful mayest thou prove?
And then it occasions much 1sinne, for it were a wonder to see a man dying in grace, and not withall, living in sinne; however, beleeve it, that sinnes will live the more strongly in thee, by how much the more weakely grace doth live in thee; when naturall heat growes low, then doe diseases multiply and grow high, if that which should keep downe sinne, be kept downe by sinning, how exceedingly sinfull maiest thou prove?
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