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A sure guide to heaven, or, An earnest invitation to sinners to turn to…
A sure guide to heaven, or, An earnest invitation to sinners to turn to God in order to their eternal salvation showing the thoughtful sinner what he must do to be saved / by Joseph Alleine.A sure guide to heaven, or, An earnest invitation to sinners to turn to God in order to their eternal salvation shewing the thoughtful sinner what he must do to be saved / by Joseph Alleine.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1688
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.
Here again you shall find the unsoundness of many Professors, that take themselves for good Christians. They are partial in the Law, Mal. 2. 9. and take up with the cheap and easy duties of Religion, but they go not through with the work. They are as a Cake not turned, half toasted, and half raw; It may be you shall have them exact in their words; punctual in their dealings; but then they do not exercise themselves unto Godliness; and for examining themselves, and governing their hearts, to this they are strangers. You may have them duly at the Church; but follow them to their Families, and there you shall see little but the World minded; or if they have a Road of Family Duties; follow them to their ⟨p. 32⟩Closets, and there you shall find their Souls are little looked after; It may be they seem otherwise religious, but bridle not their Tongues, and so all their Religion is in vain, Jam. 1. 26. It may be they come up to Closet and Family Prayer; but follow them to their Shops, and there you shall find them in a Trade of Lying, or some covert and cleanly way of deceit. Thus the Hypocrite goes not throughout in the course of his Obedience.
Here again you shall find the unsoundness of many Professors, that take themselves for good Christians. They are partial in the Law, Mal. 2. 9. and take up with the cheap and easy duties of Religion, but they go not thorow with the work. They are as a Cake not turned, half toasted, and half raw; It may be you shall have them exact in their words; punctual in their dealings; but then they do not exercise themselves unto Godliness; and for examining themselves, and governing their hearts, to this they are strangers. You may have them duly at the Church; but follow them to their Families, and there you shall see little but the World minded; or if they have a Road of Family Duties; follow them to their ⟨p. 32⟩Closets, and there you shall find their Souls are little looked after; It may be they seem otherwise religious, but bridle not their Tongues, and so all their Religion is in vain,