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Helps to humiliation. By R.BHelpes to humiliation. By R.B
Helps to humiliation. By R.B.Helpes to humiliation. By R.B.
Oxford: printed by William Turner for Michael Sparke, 1631
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.
First, by encouraging them, as those ⟨p. 59⟩Prophets which cried Peace, peace, when there is no peace, when they are but formal or civill professors, those that sow pillows under mens elbows, that heal the wounds of the people with fair words, when there is nothing towards,1 but tumbling garments in blood, and vengeance, and devouring with fire. ⟨p. 60⟩Ask all those Ministers that reveal not the whole counsel of God, who sent them to encourage; it shall all fall to nothing; but you of this place are inexcusable, for wherein have I hid any thing from you? no, I dare not be guilty of any mans blood that way for the damnation of my soul.
First, by incouraging them, as those ⟨p. 59⟩Prophets which cryed Peace, peace, when there is no peace, when they are but formall or civill professors, those that sow pillowes vnder mens elbowes, that heale the wounds of the people with faire words, when there is nothing towards,1 but tumbling garments in blood, and vengeance, and devouring with fire. ⟨p. 60⟩Aske all those Ministers that reveale not the whole counsell of God, who sent them to incourage; it shall all fall to nothing; but you of this place are inexcusable, for wherin haue I hid any thing from you? no, I dare not be guilty of any mans blood that way for the damnation of my soule.