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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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THE CARNAL PROFESSOR. › Heart.THE CARNALL PROFESSOR. › Heart.
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Is the uprightness of others of Gods servants, more highly esteemed by thee than thine own? Doest thou see greater excellencies in them than in thy self? Feelest thou no bottom in other mens praises, when thy heart tells all is not well within. An humble Christian hides himself in the closet, and as in prayer, so in all good duties shuts the door, he is much affected with a sense of his own infirmities, resting ⟨p. 244⟩it self wholly upon the power of God, to be perfected in her weakness, and is many times more humbled, for the mixtures and defilements of good works, than for some works simply evil in themselves; he desires to be good, rather then to be thought so.
Is the uprightnesse of others of Gods servants, more highly esteemed by thee than thine owne? Doest thou see greater excellencies in them than in thy selfe? Feelest thou no bottome in other mens praises, when thy heart tells all is not well within. An humble Christian hides himselfe in the closet, and as in prayer, so in all good duties shuts the doore, he is much affected with a sense of his owne infirmities, resting ⟨p. 244⟩it selfe wholly upon the power of God, to be perfected in her weaknesse, and is many times more humbled, for the mixtures and defilements of good workes, than for some workes simply evill in themselves; he desires to be good, rather then to be thought so.
Are the sins of others, and the sorrows of the Church, as sensible and bitter to thy soul, as thine own? Canst thou forget thy self, and thy particular business to lay these to heart?
Are the sinnes of others, and the sorrowes of the Church, as sensible and bitter to thy soule, as thine owne? Canst thou forget thy selfe, and thy particular businesse to lay these to heart?