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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.
Sirs, consider where you are, and look about you. Oh you careless sinners, you remiss and Luke-warm Christians, consider what is before you. The furnace is ready heat for you, if you go not through with your work. The Crown is ready prepared, if you hold out in your race; you are speeding on to Eternity, as fast as the wings of time can carry you; and that is more swiftly, than the Eagle flying in the Air.
Believe it, Religion is no trifling matter If thou be careless and idle, and remiss here, thou art a damned Man. If a Man be upon trial for his Life, I warrant you will find him serious here. If a man have a business that will prove his utter ruin, if it miscarry, depending; be sure he will stretch his wits, and engage his interest, and turn every stone. Beloved the reason why Religion is minded with so little care, is because Men do not consider the consequence of Religion. Sirs, can you dye, can you burn? If not, take heed of trifling in Religion, and selling Heaven for want of a little Pains-taking. Oh where ever you be unserious, be sure you ⟨p. 269⟩be serious and in earnest in the business of Religion, and that you may be so, let this ever dwell upon your hearts, that halving and trifling will undo all.
Believe it, Religion is no trisling matterIf thou be careless and idle, and remiss here, thou art a damned Man. If a Man be upon trial for his Life, I warrant you will find him serious here. If a man have a business that will prove his utter ruine, if it miscarry, depending; be sure he will stretch his wits, and engage his interest, and turn every stone. Beloved the reason why Religion is minded with so little care, is because Men do not consider the consequence of Religion. Sirs, can you dye, can you burn? If not, take heed of trisling in Religion, and selling Heaven for want of a little Pains-taking. Oh where ever you be unserious, be sure you ⟨p. 269⟩be serious and in earnest in the business of Religion, and that you may be so, let this ever dwell upon your hearts, that halving and trisling will undo all.