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The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
But a strong Faith hath all in readiness, and desires nothing more than a consummation of these days of sin, and the eternal fruition and enjoyment of her best Husband.
But a strong Faith hath all in readiness, and desires nothing more than a consummation of these daies of sin, and the eternal fruition and injoyment of her best Husband.
1We are now fallen (at last) upon the last use; the Use of Exhortation, wherein I shall exhort you, 1. To get Faith. 2. To exercise Faith. 3. To grow in Faith.
1Wee are now fallen (at last) upon the last use; the Use of Exhortation, wherin I shall exhort you, 1. To get Faith. 2. To exercise Faith. 3. To grow in Faith.
- 1Use of Exhort.
1. Let me exhort you to labour to get Faith. Let the chief of your pains, and choice of your endeavours be for the getting of Faith. It is a thing to be lamented, how men do labour and toil for earthly things, and how they neglect Heavenly. Oh! That men should rise up early, and go to bed late; and eat the bread of carefulness, for the compassing of earthly things! But in the mean time, the things of Heaven are neglected! no man labours for them. Faith and Grace are the great drugs of the World; they lye upon our hands, they will not off; no man bids money for them, no man endeavours the compassing of them.
1. Let mee exhort you to labour to get Faith. Let the chief of your pains, and choice of your indeavours bee for the getting of Faith. It is a thing to bee lamented, how men do labour and toil for earthly things, and how they neglect Heavenly. Oh! That men should rise up early, and go to bed late; and eat the bread of carefulness, for the compassing of earthly things! But in the mean time, the things of Heaven are neglected! no man labours for them. Faith and Grace are the great druggs of the World; they lye upon our hands, they will not off; no man bids mony for them, no man indeavours the compassing of them.