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A plain and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…A plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…
A plain and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon
London: printed by Thomas Haveland for Thomas Man, 1609London: printed by Thomas Haueland for Thomas Man, 1609
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Thirdly, they can master their unruly affections, and mortify the rebellious motions thereof. They have power, by the grace that is given unto them, to hear the word with due attention, to pray to God with fervent feeling, to rejoice in the Lord with holy gladness, to mourn for sin with godly ⟨p. 44⟩grief, &c. whereas others are commanded by the Devil and lust, and carried away strongly to covetousness, pride, uncleanness, intemperance, or such like: but can never bring any faithful desire to any holy service.
Thirdly, they can master their vnrulie affections, and mortifie the rebellious motions thereof. They haue power, by the grace that is giuen vnto them, to heare the word with due attention, to pray to God with feruent feeling, to reioice in the Lord with holy gladnesse, to mourne for sinne with godly ⟨p. 44⟩griefe, &c. whereas others are commanded by the Diuell and lust, and carried away strongly to couetousnesse, pride, vncleannesse, intemperancie, or such like: but can neuer bring any faithfull desire to any holy seruice.
True it is, that the godly obedient are often assaulted with the fore-named vices, and yield too far unto them: but they are not vanquished of them, nor disabled of recovery. And it cannot be denied, but that the rebellious wicked have sometimes purposes to exercise those Christian duties, and seem to set themselves thereunto: but it is merely in passion without uprightness; neither have they power to proceed in the performance of them.
True it is, that the godly obedient are often assaulted with the fore-named vices, and yeeld too farre vnto them: but they are not vanquished of them, nor disabled of recouerie. And it cannot be denied, but that the rebellious wicked haue sometimes purposes to exercise those Christian duties, and seeme to set themselues thereunto: but it is meerely in passion without vprightnesse; neither haue they power to proceed in the performance of them.