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The invaluable price of an immortal soul showing the vanity of most people in…The invaluable price of an immortal soul shewing the vanity of most people in…
The invaluable price of an immortal soul showing the vanity of most people in taking care for the body, but neglect their duty as to the preservation of their never-dying souls : with advice to secure sinners to examine themselves before it be too late, that when death shall come to separate their souls from their bodies, they may be in a condition to welcome death for that happy change which all prepared Christians will ever rejoice in : very necessary for all people to read and consider who would willingly be accounted true Christians : with large admonition to prayer as a duty most incumbent upon all who desire to obtain everlasting life through Christ Jesus.The invaluable price of an immortal soul shewing the vanity of most people in taking care for the body, but neglect their duty as to the preservation of their never-dying souls : with advice to secure sinners to examine themselves before it be too late, that when death shall come to separate their souls from their bodies, they may be in a condition to welcome death for that happy change which all prepared Christians will ever rejoyce in : very necessary for all people to read and consider who would willingly be accounted true Christians : with large admonition to prayer as a duty most incumbant upon all who desire to obtain everlasting life through Christ Jesus.
London: printed for J. Clark, 1681
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Again, Some have a kind of an unwilling willingness to sin, and could wish that such and such things were no sins, because they are so suitable to their sinful desires, they had rather to live a brave, jovial, merry life, like servants to sin, then a sober, serious, and holy life like servants of God: thus still are present enjoyments preferred before everlasting Crowns of Glory to come, and conclude with the Old Proverb, A Bird in hand, is worth two in a Bush: these enjoyments they are certain of, but future ⟨image 6⟩enjoyment, they may miss, poor incredulous sinners, dare you not take Gods word for what he hath promised, think you that he will make any abatement of the Reward which he hath promised to bestow upon those who keep his Commandments, and walk in the paths of Righteousness? No, it cannot be, he will rather add then diminish from your joys, he takes as much delight in multiplying mercies, as you in multiplying sins, and what he hath promised shall be made good.
Again, Some have a kind of an unwilling willingness to sin, and could wish that such and such things were no sins, because they are so suitable to their sinful desires, they had rather to live a brave, jovial, merry life, like servants to sin, then a sober, serious, and holy life like servants of God: thus still are present injoyments preferred before everlasting Crowns of Glory to come, and conclude with the Old Proverb, A Bird in hand, is worth two in a Bush: these enjoyments they are certain of, but future ⟨image 6⟩injoyment, they may miss, poor incredulous sinners, dare you not take Gods word for what he hath promised, think you that he will make any abatement of the Reward which he hath promised to bestow upon those who keep his Commandements, and walk in the paths of Righteousness? No, it cannot be, he will rather add then diminish from your joys, he takes as much delight in multiplying mercies, as you in multiplying sins, and what he hath promised shall be made good.
Some also are blinded in their affections, so as to love what they should have hated, and hate what they should love, and yet are not sensible of what a sad condition they are in, but go merrily on, and fear not but in the end they shall be saved, concluding that there are many Thousands far worse then they that live in open sins and abominations, which they abhor; and some of these, if not most or all of them, will say that they hope to be saved as well as others, and if they can hope for salvation, well may they who live much more Civilized and strangers to these enormous Crimes and detestable practises: