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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
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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. More than needs of the World. Men must be very watchful of this or else the world will Rob them of their time, if a man will not use some self-denial about his worldly occasions, but serve God no more than the world will give him leave, he shall serve God but little.
Fifthly. More than needs of the World. Men must be very watchfull of this or else the world will Rob them of their time, if a man will not use some self-denyal about his worldly occasions, but serve God no more than the world will give him leave, he shall serve God but little.
Eighthly. Have I done any thing more than ordinary, for the Church of God, in a time extraordinary? Brethren, we shall never be able to stand before our own Consciences in the evil day, if our hearts cannot acquit us in this, that we have put our selves to it more than ordinary for the Church of God. You know the troubles of the Church at this day, and we should every one of us run with his Bucket, and put out this fire. God is crying to us, as Moses to Aaron, Num. 16. 46. Take a Censer — and go quickly unto the Congregation, and make an atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from the Lord, the Plague is begun. O let us run for the Tokens of his displeasure are in the land! […] your tears that must quench these flames that the Bush, the Church is burning in. How is it that we do not weep over the Church? we sit here at ease through Gods blessing, but how is it with the Church of God abroad in the land? How far are our hearts from the temper of Gods worthies heretofore? It was said of One, that when there was any •ad news, concerning the Church, they were fain to conceal it from her, least her heart should be overwhelmed with the news of it.
Eighthly. Have I done any thing more than ordinary, for the Church of God, in a time extraordinary? Brethren, we shall never be able to stand before our own Consciences in the evil day, if our hearts cannot acquit us in this, that we have put our selves to it more than ordinary for the Church of God. You know the troubles of the Church at this day, and we should every one of us run with his Bucket, and put out this fire. God is crying to us, as Moses to Aaron,