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The spiritual-mans aim guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry…The spirituall-mans aime guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry…
The spiritual-mans aim guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry passages of this life, so that Gods glory, and his own salvation may be the main end of all / by the faithful and reverend divine, R. Sibbes ... ; published by T.G. and P.N.The spirituall-mans aime guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry passages of this life, so that Gods glory, and his owne salvation may be the maine end of all / by the faithfull and reverend divine, R. Sibbes ... ; published by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by John Norton for John Rothwell, 1637London: printed by Iohn Norton for Iohn Rothwell, 1637
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.
For there be many that puzzle themselves all their life, about this and that particular, and forget the main in the mean time, let a man look to the main, and he will soon resolve whether it be good to redeem time to hear a Sermon now and then: he will do it, and not make a Case of it, for it helps the main, I came into the world to save my soul, &c.
For there be many that puzzle themselves all their life, about this and that particular, and forget the maine in the mean time, let a man looke to the maine, and he will soone resolve whether it be good to redeeme time to heare a Sermon now and then: he will doe it, and not make a Case of it, for it helpes the maine, I came into the world to save my soule, &c.
And so for sanctifying the Lords-Day entirely, many have scruples and keep ado, but if they had the love of God in their souls, and did look to the main, they would cut off that idle question: why do I trifle about this and that idle question, how stands it with the main?