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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.
And if I mistake not this was the cause of the first Murder that ever was, 1 John 3.12. Cain was of that wicked one who slew his Brother, 1and wherefore slew he him? Why saith the Apostle, Because his own Works were evil, and his Brothers good. It was not because God respected one, and not the other: for God tells him, 4. Genesis 7. That if he would do well, he should be accepted too: but it was because his own works were bad, and his Brothers good. But could this be a good reason? were his Works bad? Why did he not mend them? was this any cause to kill his Brother? This was the cause: His Works were bad, and he was convinced of that, both by Abel's practice, and Gods different acceptation: And because he had no mind to mend them, therefore he would kill Abel, he would murder him that went before him, that his Conscience might not be continually condemning and tormenting of him, for that which he had no mind to mend.
And if I mistake not this was the cause of the first Murther that ever was, 1 Iohn 3.12. Caine was of that wicked one who slew his Brother, 1and wherefore slew hee him? Why saith the Apostle, Because his owne Workes were evill, and his Brothers good. It was not because God respected one, and not the other: for God tells him, 4. Genesis 7. That if hee would doe well, he should be accepted too: but it was because his owne workes were bad, and his Brothers good. But could this be a good reason? were his Workes bad? Why did hee not mend them? was this any cause to kill his Brother? This was the cause: His Workes were bad, and hee was convinced of that, both by Abels proctise, and Gods different acceptation: And because hee had no mind to mend them, therefore he would kill Abel, hee would murther him that vvent before him, that his Conscience might not bee continually condemning and tormenting of him, for that vvhich he had no mind to mend.
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