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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 11THE CVRE OF THE FEARE OF DEATH. › Chapter 11
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2. Secondly, the insufficiency 1it •eeds in us for our callings. The greatest Apostle must in this respect cry out, Who is sufficient for these things? Though Gods wor•e be all fair work, yet we see that every man is extremely burdened with the defects and mistakings, and insufficiencies which befall him in his course of life.
2. Secondly, the insufficiency 1it •eeds in vs for our callings. The greatest Apostle must in this respect cry out, Who is sufficient for these things? Though Gods wor•e be all faire worke, yet we see that euery man is extremely burthened with the defects and mistakings, and insufficiencies which befall him in his course of life.
- 12. Insufficiency for our calling2. Insufficiencie for our calling
2. It works a perpetual madness 1in the heart of a man, in some respects worse then that of ⟨p. 742⟩some lunatics: For they are mad at some times of the year, only, or chiefly; but man is seldom, or never free from this inward madness of heart. Solomon saith, The heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after thnt, they go to the dead. Now this madness appears in this, that men can never bring their hearts to a settled contentment in the things they enjoy, but death comes in upon them, before they know how to improve the joy of their hearts in the blessings they enjoy, whether temporal or spiritual. This vile corruption of nature diffuseth gall into all that a man possesseth; so as it marreth the taste of every thing.