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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.
They labour and sweat all their days to pile up faggots and fuel, pile upon pile, to fill Tophet for their own burning. But you are not of this use, you are to be the Trumpets of Gods praise. Oh blessed employment! your work is the work of Angels, whiles others are ⟨p. 160⟩doing the work of Devils. Isaiah 61. 3. That they might be called trees of renown, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. And so in another place, this people have I formed for myself, that they may be for my praise. Isa. 43. 7. I have created him for my glory, I have formed him, yea I have made him. When others shall be venting their malice and blasphemy against God, you shall be the silver Trumpets that shall be ever sounding forth the praises of the Lord.
They labor and sweat all their days to pile up faggots and fewel, pile upon pile, to fill Tophet for their own burning. But you are not of this use, you are to be the Trumpets of Gods praise. Oh blessed employment! your work is the work of Angels, whiles others are ⟨p. 160⟩doing the work of Devils. Isaiah 61. 3. That they might be called trees of renown, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. And so in another place, this people have I formed for myself, that they may be for my praise. Isa. 43. 7. I have created him for my glory, I have formed him, yea I have made him. When others shall be venting their malice and blasphemy against God, you shall be the silver Trumpets that shall be ever sounding forth the praises of the Lord.
Sixthly, You are the men of his Counsel, when others are strangers and aliens. You are no more foreigners and strangers, but fellow Citizens and of the household of God. You are the attendants of his person, you are of his privy Counsel. You are the friends of God. This was Abraham's privilege,