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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.
Why?
To wean them perfectly from the world.1 To make them more thankful when they recover: for what is the reason that men are so ⟨p. 56⟩sleight in thanksgiving? Usually the reason is they did not conceive that they were in such extreme danger as they were.
To weane them perfectly from the world.1 To make them more thankfull when they recover: for what is the reason that men are so ⟨p. 56⟩sleight in thanksgiving? Usually the reason is they did not conceive that they were in such extreame danger as they were.
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1Likewise he suffers men to fall into extreme sickness that he may have all the glory, for it was his doing, there was no second cause to help here, for their soul abhorred all manner of meat, and they were even at the Gates of death, Now when all second causes fail, then God is exalted therefore he suffers men to fall into extremity, the greater the malady, the more is the glory of the Physician.