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The riches of mercy In two treatisesThe riches of mercie In two treatises
The riches of mercy In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his own hand to prevent imperfect copies.The riches of mercie In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinitie. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his owne hand to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by John for Francis Eglesfeild, 1638London: printed by Iohn for Francis Eglesfeild, 1638
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.
If ye have judged me faithful.
If yee have judged me faithfull.
IT is a most binding argument. If you judge me faithful, you must judge me a child of God, an heir of heaven, the Spouse of Christ, you must judge me all these, and the like. If you have judged me faithful come to my house. And if you judge me so, can you deny me this courtesy. It is a conjuring, wondrous forcible argument. If you ⟨p. 93⟩have judged me faithful.
IT is a most binding argument. If you judge me faithfull, you must judge me a child of God, an heire of heaven, the Spouse of Christ, you must judge mee all these, and the like. If you have judged mee faithfull come to my house. And if you judge me so, can you denie me this courtesie. It is a conjuring, wondrous forcible argument. If you ⟨p. 93⟩have judged mee faithfull.
It implies that S. Paul, and holy men would be more strange else. And so there should not be intimate familiarity (converse there may be, but not familiarity) with those that are not faithful. Indifferent carriage to all alike shows a rotten heart: those that make no difference between good Christians and formal hypocrites, No; but if you have judged me faithful come to my house. As if she had said, I know your spirits are such, that except you judge me faithful, you will not