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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.
Again, he is a fool that will play with edge tools,3 that makes a sport of sin, he is a fool that provokes his betters, that shoots up arrows, and casts up stones, that shall fall on his own head, he that darts out oaths, and blasphemies against God, that shall return back upon his own pate, many such fools there are, God will not hold them guiltless.
Againe, hee is a foole that will play with edgetooles,3 that makes a sport of sinne, hee is a foole that provokes his betters, that shootes up arrowes, and casts up stones, that shall fall on his owne head, hee that darts out oathes, and blasphemies against God, that shall returne backe upon his owne pate, many such fooles there are, God will not hold them guiltlesse.
- 3Jesting with sin.Iesting with sinne.
He is a fool that knows ⟨p. 17⟩not, or forgets his end,4 every wicked man forgets the end wherefore he lives in the world, he comes here into the world, and lives, and is turned out of the world again, and never considers the work that he hath to do here, but is carried like a fool, with affections, and passions to earthly things, as if he had been borne only for them. A wise man hath an end prefixed in all that he doth, and he works to that end. Now there is no man, but a sound sanctified Christian that hath a right end, and that works to that end, other men pretend they ⟨p. 18⟩have an end, and they would serve God, &c.