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A tossed ship making to safe harbour, or, A word in season to a…A tossed ship making to safe harbor, or, A word in season to a…
A tossed ship making to safe harbour, or, A word in season to a sinking kingdom wherein Englands case and cure, her burdens and comforts, her pressures and duties are opened and applied : in diverse sermons preached upon the public days of humiliation, out of that prophetical history, Matth. 14, 22 to 28 / by Samuel Bolton ...A tossed ship making to safe harbor, or, A word in season to a sinking kingdome wherein Englands case and cure, her burthens and comforts, her pressures and duties are opened and applyed : in diverse sermons preached upon the publick dayes of humiliation, out of that propheticall history, Matth. 14, 22 to 28 / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by L.N. for Philemon Stephens, 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.
You doubt now, how you shall be able to undergo difficulties for Christ, how you shall lye in prison, how dye for Christ, and you perplex your hearts with this from day to day; you fear if you should be called upon difficulties, you would recoil and fall back, you are never able to go through such conditions.
You doubt now, how you shall be able to undergoe difficulties for Christ, how you shall lye in prison, how dye for Christ, and you perplex your hearts with this from day to day; you seare if you should be called upon difficulties, you would recoyle and fall back, you are never able to go through such conditions.
And indeed those of Gods soldiers which have been most fearful in garrison, have been most valiant in the field; those who have suspected their hearts most, who have been most humble, fearful, and jealous of themselves, have proved most resolute and valiant when God hath called them upon service. Where others who have been self confident before, have shrunk in the days of trial. ⟨p. 64⟩As the story of Dr. Pendleton will tell you, who when Saunders a Minister came to him and told him his fears, the jealousies of his own heart to undergo Martyrdom, to burn for Christ, he answered, that he would rather lose every drop of grease he had, being fat, then deny Christ, but yet the poor man stood to it, when he renounced it, &c.
And indeed those of Gods souldiours which have beene most fearfull in garrison, have been most valiant in the field; those who have suspected their hearts most, who have been most humble, fearfull, and jealous of themselves, have proved most resolute and valiant when God hath called them upon service. Where others who have been selfe confident before, have shrunk in the dayes of tryall. ⟨p. 64⟩As the story of Dr. Pendleton will tell you, who when Saunders a Minister came to him and told him his feares, the jealousies of his own heart to undergo Martyrdome, to burne for Christ, he answered, that he would rather lose every drop of grease he had, being fat, then deny Christ, but yet the poor man stood to it, when he renounced it, &c.