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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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Sin is absolutely contrary to the will of God, therefore should it be absolutely detestable to the Heart of Man, sin would pull down what Gods holy Laws would set up, and Establish Gods prescribed Laws for the salvation of souls, and the Devil deviseth sins for the Destruction of souls, yet will not poor sinners see that impurity which in sin it is ⟨image 7⟩clearly contrary to the very Nature of God. It is universally evil, there is no good in it, nor can come any good of it, Men are not easily persuaded there is any good in Poverty, Reproach, disgrace, Persecution, but very easily believe there is good in sin.
This jumps with their opinion, this suits with their sinful Natures, and all things fall out according to their worldly desires: but never to take into consideration the Evil effects and Miserable Consequences of sin, the Writing on the wall is not minded while they are alive.
This jumps with their opinion, this suits with their sinful Natures, and all things fall out according to their worldly desires: but never to take into consideration the Evil effects and Miserable Consequences of sin, the VVriting on the wall is not minded while they are alive.
Were it possible for Men to go to Hell-Gate, there to hear the Terrible shrieks and cries of the Damned: Or could we persuade People to believe the words of the Prophet, There is no peace to the Wicked; then surely Men would not set their Delights upon sin, which is the sole Object of Gods hatred, and nothing separates betwixt God and souls but sin; though sin fills the Conscience with Terror, Hell with Fire, yet few are affrighted hereat, but continue in their old Road of wickedness, till Judgment follows close and before they ⟨image 8⟩