A26694:134
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.
Eleventhly, Consider how conscience will sting thee for this neglect when thou comest to dye. Ah Christian, when thou shalt be ready to leap into eternity, and shalt want assurance, not knowing whether thy lot shall fall either in heaven or hell. And conscience shall tell thee if thou hadst taken such a course thou mightest have had assurance: when thou shalt with grief of soul remember this and the other miscarriage, and that if thou hadst taken this course, thou mightest have prevented this trouble; O how will this add to thy sorrow and break thy heart!
Eleventhly, Consider how conscience will sting thee for this neglect when thou comest to dye. Ah Christian, when thou shalt be ready to leap into eternity, and shalt want assurance, not knowing whether thy lot shall fall either in heaven or hell. And conscience shall tell thee if thou hadst taken such a course thou mightest have had assurance: when thou shalt with grief of soul remember this and the other miscarriage, and that if thou hadst taken this course, thou mightest have prevented this trouble; O how will this adde to thy sorrow and break thy heart!
I come now to give some directions for the constant, conscionable, easy performance of this duty
I come now to give some directions for the constant, conscionable, easie performance of this duty
First. Set about this course speedily. The longer thou dost delay the work, the more difficult thou wilt find it. What is said of repentance is true here, he that is not fit to day will be less fit to morrow.
First. Set about this course speedily. The longer thou dost delay the work, the more difficult thou wilt find it. VVhat is said of repentance is true here, he that is not fit to day will be less fit to morrow.