The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

Oh! it were a sad thing to secure our selves by that, which is our ruin; to purchase our liberty by bondage; our safety by sin. You see what it cost F. Spira, and Cranmer in Queen Mary's days, who knew not how to be avenged on himself for his act, but by Burning that hand first, that had subscribed to sin.

Oh! it were a sad thing to secure our selves by that, which is our ruine; to purchase our liberty by bondage; our safety by sin. You see what it cost F. Spira, and Cranmer in Queen Maries days, who knevv not hovv to be avenged on himself for his act, but by Burning that hand first, that had subscribed to sin.

It is better to be still in Prison, than for sin to set open the Prison door: Inasmuch as its better to be Gods Prisoner, than the Devils Freeman. Better to lose all, than to preserve our estates by the admission of sin.

And therefore, whatever your troubles are, whatever your fears, whatever your dangers, beware of preserving your selves, or purchasing liberty, or life it self, at so dear a rate, as by the admission of sin; by Dishonouring God, and wounding your own conscience. Beware of getting Man your Friend, by purchasing God to be your Enemy.

And therefore, whatever your troubles are, whatever your fears, whatever your dangers, bevvare of preserving your selves, or purchasing liberty, or life it self, at so dear a rate, as by the admission of sin; by Dishonoring God, and wounding your own conscience. Beware of getting Man your Friend, by purchasing God to be your Enemy.