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The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians…The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians…
The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians privilege in approaching to God in ordinances, duty in his sacramental approaches, danger if he do not sanctify God in them / by Samuel Bolton ...The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians priviledge in approaching to God in ordinances, duty in his sacramentall approaches, danger if hee do not sanctifie God in them / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by M. Simmons for A. Kembe, 1644
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.
TO MY BELOVED FRIENDS, The Godly and Well-affected of Saviours-Southwark; Grace and Peace.
Beloved,
IT is now well-nigh four years since I was removed from a loving, a very loving people in the City, and fixed among you; the expresses of love which in this time I have received from you, have put me on to think, what way I might again manifest my engagements to you: And considering with my self the relation wherein I stand, I could ⟨image 3⟩think of no better way of acknowledgement then to impart something spiritual to you; and no better subject then this which is now presented to your view, nor could I think of a better time then this for the doing of it, when God in our blood shows us what a fearful thing it is to be guilty of the blood of his Son; It is not unknown unto you, how greatly this place above many others, hath been guilty of the profanation of this Ordinance of the Lords Supper; God hath discovered it to us, humbled us for it, showed us the necessity, and graciously inclined your spirits to the desire of the reformation of it. In reference to which (through the countenance and assistance of you) my brother Minister and my self, have adventured to set upon the work, being willing to put our selves to no little trouble, if by that we might prevent a great deal of sin. In this work (the searcher of hearts knows) we have had no other design, then to