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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.
A TREATISE OF THE LOVES OF CHRIST TO HIS SPOUSE. › Consectary 7: 7. Consectary.
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.
We say, whiles the Iron is in its own nature, you may handle it, and meddle with it; but if once the nature of fire be added unto it, if you touch it, it will burn you: So whiles the Children of God, are but the Children of men, you may deal with them as with other men; but if once the nature of God be stamped on them, the Image of Christ be drawn upon them, it will be dangerous for you to meddle with them, least fire break out of their mouth to devour you.
Wee say, whiles the Iron is in its own nature, you may handle it, and meddle with it; but if once the nature of fire bee added unto it, if you touch it, it will burn you: So whiles the Children of God, are but the Children of men, you may deal with them as with other men; but if once the nature of God bee stamped on them, the Image of Christ bee drawn upon them, it will bee dangerous for you to meddle with them, least fire break out of their mouth to devoure you.
We read, Zach. 12.3. God said, he would make his Church a burdensome stone, &c.
Wee read, Zach. 12.3. God said, hee would make his Church a burthensome stone, &c.
St. Jerome on that place saith, it was a Metaphor taken from the custom of the Jews, who to try their strength, had at the gates of the City great stones; if they could lift them, well and good; but if not, they crushed themselves with them: So God will make his Church a burdensome stone. Whoever lifteth at it, shall crush himself; whoever seeks to hurt it, shall ruin himself. You see it in Pharaoh, Haman, Ahithophel, Julian.