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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.
Fourthly, If you look upon your selves as prisoners, and so God hath done more for you then he hath for others. Ah Christians, this is the meaning of this day that you might celebrate the kindness of God to you in prison. O remember and forget not how signally God hath owned you. Brethren, 'tis your privilege and mercy that God hath given you hearts to own him in times of danger. And blessed be God he is not behind hand with you; he that owned you in your prison state. Brethren how hath God owned you in clearing your cause for which you are suffering here? If the Kingdom of heaven be promised to them that suffer for righteousness sake, then sure it is promised to you: for you are suffering here upon that account. And then for your call: how sweetly and joyfully did we come hither? though God knows we had not enquired into what we intended, as to our subsistence here; yet God sent us all hither joyfully together; and I hope God will send us home as joyfully again.
Fourthly, If you look upon your selves as prisoners, and so God hath done more for you then he hath for others. Ah Christians, this is the meaning of this day that you might celebrate the kindness of God to you in prison. O remember and forget not how signally God hath owned you. Brethren, 'tis your priviledge and mercy that God hath given you hearts to own him in times of danger. And blessed be God he is not behind hand with you; he that owned you in your prison state. Brethren how hath God owned you in clearing your cause for which you are suffering here? If the Kingdome of heaven be promised to them that suffer for righteousness sake, then sure it is promised to you: for you are suffering here upon that account. And then for your call: how sweetly and joyfully did we come hither? though God knows we had not enquired into what we entended, as to our subsistance here; yet God sent us all hither joyfully together; and I hope God will send us home as joyfully again.
But let me show you, in some particulars wherein God hath done more for you then for others, as you are prisoners.
But let me shew you, in some particulars wherein God hath done more for you then for others, as you are prisoners.