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The carnal professor Discovering the woeful slavery of a man guidedThe carnall professor Discovering the wofull slavery of a man guided
The carnal professor Discovering the woeful slavery of a man guided by the flesh. Distinguishing a true spiritual Christian that walks close with God, from all formalists in religion, rotten hearted hypocrites, and empty powerless professors whatsoever. By that faithful servant of Christ, Robert Bolton B.D. late preacher in Northampton Shire.The carnall professor Discovering the wofull slavery of a man guided by the flesh. Distinguishing a true spirituall Christian that walkes close with God, from all formalists in religion, rotten hearted hypocrites, and empty powerlesse professors whatsoever. By that faithfull servant of Christ, Robert Bolton B.D. late preacher in Northampton Shire.
London: printed by Miles Flesher for R. Dawlman, 1634
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If a child have his father by the hand, though he be in the dark, or sees any danger approaching yet he fears no hurt; neither shall we be dismayed with any temptation, whilst by the eye of faith we see that invisible one ready to support us; the chiefest strength of soldiers lieth in their captain, who yet must fight for themselves and him, but our whole strength lieth in Christ, who by his Almighty power subdueth all things for us; of our selves we have no ability to prevail against the strong one in the world, all ⟨image 5⟩our victories come from God; we are too weak to withstand the least temptation through our own strength, but relying upon the Lord we shall be more than conquerors over the greatest.
If a child have his father by the hand, though he be in the darke, or sees any danger approaching yet he feares no hurt; neither shal we be dismaid with any temptation, whilest by the eye of faith we see that invisible one ready to support us; the chiefest strength of soldiers lyeth in their captaine, who yet must fight for themselves and him, but our whole strength lyeth in Christ, who by his Almighty power subdueth all things for us; of our selves wee have no ability to prevail against the strong one in the world, all ⟨image 5⟩our victories come from God; we are too weake to withstand the least temptation through our owne strength, but relying upon the Lord we shall be more than conquerors over the greatest.
It had been much to be wished that this holy man had survived the publishing the residue of his worthy labours, that so they might have come more refined & polished into the worlds view, however, pity it is that goodly children should be brought to the birth, and there perish for want of help to bring them forth. These things in their delivery found much acceptance and wrought effectually in the hearts of many, who knows whether a further blessing doth not yet attend them?
It had been much to be wished that this holy man had survived the publishing the residue of his worthy labours, that so they might have come more refined & polished into the worlds view, however, pitty it is that goodly childrē should be brought to the birth, and there perish for want of helpe to bring them forth. These things in their delivery found much acceptance and wrought effectually in the hearts of many, who knowes whether a further blessing doth not yet attend them?