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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
fifthly, The more difficult the work is, the ⟨p. 39⟩more profitable thou wilt find it. That duty that cost's us nothing, will yield us nothing: and that duty that cost's us much pain, will yield us much peace and comfort.
•ifthly, The more difficult the work is, the ⟨p. 39⟩more profitable thou wilt find it. That duty that cost's us nothing, will yeild us nothing: and that duty that cost's us much pain, will yeild us much peace and comfort.
Sixthly, Consider, is not grace worth the taking pains for? What wilt thou take pain for, if not for grace? Look about in the world: see how the men of the world run and ride, sweat and tire themselves for toys and trifles. What pains then shouldst thou take for grace, one dram of which is more worth than a world. By this means, thou mayst grow in grace more in one month than in some years before.
Sixthly, Consider, is not grace worth the taking pains for? What wilt thou take pain for, if not for grace? Look about in the world: see how the men of the world run and ride, sweat and tire themselves for toyes and trisles. What pains then shouldst thou take for grace, one dram of which is more worth than a world. By this means, thou mayst grow in grace more in one moneth than in some years before.
And let me tell thee I have not Charity enough to think thee a Christian indeed, if thou dost not think grace worth any labour or pain that thou canst possible be at in the getting of it.