A14992:242

A care-cloth

Name: A care-cloth
Author: William Whately

A care-cloth: or a treatise of the cumbers and troubles of marriage intended to advise them that may, to shun them; that may not, well and patiently to bear them. By William Whately, preacher of the word of God in Banbury, in Oxfordshire.A care-cloth: or a treatise of the cumbers and troubles of marriage intended to aduise them that may, to shun them; that may not, well and patiently to beare them. By William Whately, preacher of the word of God in Banbury, in Oxfordshire.

William Whately 1583–1639London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1624

[16], 262 p. · 69k words · STC 25299 · ESTC S107622

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CHARITABLE TEARS, &c. › Chapter 1: Opening the Text, and showing, and proving the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to h…CHARITABLE TEARES, &c. › Chapter 1: Opening the Text, and shewing, and prouing the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to h…

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CHAP. I. Opening the Text, and showing, and proving the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to heat the sins of others.

CHAP. I. Opening the Text, and shewing, and prouing the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to heat the sinnes of others.

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THE Prophet of God, the Author of this most heavenly Psalm, in this part of it, proceedeth in his meditations after this order. First, he makes way to his petitions, by professing his diligent care of Gods Law, Vers. 129, 130, 131. Secondly, he propounds his petitions; for mercy, Vers. 132. direction, 133, deliverance, 134. feeling of Gods favour, 135. Lastly, he concludes his petitions, ⟨p. 200⟩with professing his sorrow for other mens sins in these words. And this he puts also for a confirmation of his faith, to assure himself, and (as one may say) to persuade the Lord, that he should speed in his suites: For it is great reason, that God should mercifully guide, deliver, and comfort him, that doth take so heinously the dishonour done to God by other people. We have here then to make the grief of David, set out by the quantity and cause of it. The quantity is expressed in that hyperbolical phrase, Rivers of waters run down mine eyes. Whereby is meant, that his sorrow was very great, and withal constant, in that it did show it self by continual and abundant streams of tears. The cause is in these words; Because they keep not thy Law. Not wrongs and persecutions against himself, but sin and wickedness against God, did procure his great sorrow: or if he wept for the molestations and injuries offered unto himself, yet not so much considered in the nature of injuries, as of sins. Let me therefore at this time be bold to press upon you a most needful and excellent duty, from the example of this holy man,¹ viz. Doct. To lay to heart the sins of other men. All the servants of God should imitate this one servant of God in the cause, course, quantity, constancy of his sorrows, and set themselves to mourn heartily, earnestly, daily, for the transgressions of others, which their eyes do see, and their ears do hear. It should be a corrosive to our souls, and an anguish to our spirits, to behold,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Whately 1583–1639

Place

London

Printer

Felix Kyngston

Bookseller

Thomas Man

Year

1624

Size

[16], 262 p.

Words

69,381

Catalogue

STC 25299 · ESTC S107622

Text

EEBO-TCP A14992

Passages

299

Sections

Title page

A care-cloth

CHAP. I. Opening the Text, and showing, and proving the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to heat the sins of others.

CHAP. I. Opening the Text, and shewing, and prouing the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to heat the sinnes of others.

CHAP. II. Containing one reason of the point, from the graces which ought to be found in every godly man, and being found, cannot but work this sorrow: these are three; Love to God, Love to men, Hatred of sin.

CHAP. II. Containing one reason of the point, from the graces which ought to be found in euerie godly man, and being found, cannot but work this sorrow: these are three; Loue to God, Loue to men, Hatred of sinne.

CHAP. III. Containing another reason of the doctrine, gathered from the nature of sin.

CHAP. III. Containing another reason of the doctrine, gathered from the nature of sinne.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. I. Opening the Text, and showing, and proving the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to heat the sins of others.

CHAP. I. Opening the Text, and shewing, and prouing the doctrine, viz. that we ought to lay to heat the sinnes of others.

CHAP. II. Containing one reason of the point, from the graces which ought to be found in every godly man, and being found, cannot but work this sorrow: these are three; Love to God, Love to men, Hatred of sin.

CHAP. II. Containing one reason of the point, from the graces which ought to be found in euerie godly man, and being found, cannot but work this sorrow: these are three; Loue to God, Loue to men, Hatred of sinne.

CHAP. III. Containing another reason of the doctrine, gathered from the nature of sin.

CHAP. III. Containing another reason of the doctrine, gathered from the nature of sinne.