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The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 1630
THE CURE OF THE FEAR OF DEATH. › Chapter 4THE CVRE OF THE FEARE OF DEATH. › Chapter 4
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10. In this life we are clothed 1with rotten, ragged, foul garments: Now the Apostle shows, that death doth nothing else but pull off those ragged garments, & clothe us with the glorious robes of salvation, more rich then the robes of the greatest ⟨p. 679⟩Monarch, 2. Cor. 5. 2, 3. It is true, that the godly have some kind of desire to be clothed upon: They would have those new garments, without putting off their old: but that is not decent, for a Prince to wear (without) gorgeous attire, and (underneath) base rags. To desire to go to heaven, and not to die, is to desire to put on our new clothes, without putting off our old. And is it any grievance to shift us, by laying aside our old clothes, to put on such rich garments? We are just like such slothful persons, that love well to have good clothes, and clean linen; but they are so sluggish, they are loth to put off their old clothes, or foul linen.
10. In this life wee are cloathed 1with rotten, ragged, foule garments: Now the Apostle shewes, that death doth nothing else but pull off those ragged garments, & cloath vs with the glorious robes of saluation, more rich then the robes of the greatest ⟨p. 679⟩Monarch, 2. Cor. 5. 2, 3. It is true, that the godly haue some kinde of desire to bee cloathed vpon: They would haue those new garments, without putting off their old: but that is not decent, for a Prince to weare (without) gorgeous attire, and (vnderneath) base ragges. To desire to goe to heauen, and not to die, is to desire to put on our new cloathes, without putting off our old. And is it any grieuance to shift vs, by laying aside our old cloathes, to put on such rich garments? We are iust like such slothfull persons, that loue well to haue good cloathes, and cleane linnen; but they are so sluggish, they are loth to put off their old cloathes, or foule linnen.