A25470:1307
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661.
London: printed for Joshua Kirton and Nathaniel Webb, 1661
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.
Eighthly, Diligently observe what grace is of the greatest growth in thy soul, and make the best improvement of that for thy support. The body natural doth grow in all the parts of it, but not equally, as to all dimensions; the finger grows not to the magnitude of the wrist or arm; In mixed bodies there are all the elements, but one is predominant. Amongst the many branches of a tree, one might out-top all the rest. In a ring of Bells all sound, but the great Bell is heard above them all. In the New Creature there are all Graces radically and seminally, but yet one might be more eminent than the rest. In some ⟨p. 321⟩Faith (x;) in some love to God (y;) in some sorrow for sin (z;) as every sin is radically in every wicked man, yet some sin is grown to a greater height, and like Saul, is taller than the rest; in one, covetousness; in another, passion; in another, pride.
Eighthly, Diligently observe what grace is of the greatest growth in thy soul, and make the best improvement of that for thy support. The body natural doth grow in all the parts of it, but not equally, as to all dimensions; the finger grows not to the magnitude of the wrist or arm; In mixt bodies there are all the elements, but one is predominant. Amongst the many branches of a tree, one might out-top all the rest. In a ring of Bells all sound, but the great Bell is heard above them all. In the New Creature there are all Graces radically and seminally, but yet one might bee more eminent than the rest. In some ⟨p. 321⟩Faith (x;) in some love to God (y;) in some sorrow for sin (z;) as eevery sin is radically in every wicked man, yet some sin is grown to a greater height, and like Saul, is taller than the rest; in one, covetousness; in another, passion; in another, pride.