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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.
It is our weakness to be afraid of Satan, and our wickedness too. Satan could not do thee so much hurt, if he killed thee in the place, (though indeed he cannot touch a hair without permission) as he doth if he prevail with thee to be afraid of him.
It is our weaknesse to be afraid of Satan, and our wickednesse too. Satan could not doe thee so much hurt, if hee killed thee in the place, (though indeed he cannot touch a hayre without permission) as he doth if he prevaile with thee to be afraid of him.
Many are afraid of Satan when they are praying, who yet are never afraid of him when they are sinning: Indeed when they sin they serve the devil, and therefore think he will not hurt them. But when they pray, they serve God, and then they fear him, because now they know they do displease him. Nay, too many weak and timorous spirits of Gods people, who are too much afraid of him, if they be alone in their Chambers, Closets; and if it be dark, they dare not stay, though they be in duty; if they do, yet they stay with fear and trembling. And indeed thou hadst better to fear and tremble in duty, than to suffer thy fear to cause thee to leave off a duty. The best way to conquer the devil is to stand to it. He is the greatest coward, because the greatest sinner, resistance conquers ⟨p. 212⟩him, he dares not stand out one charge; thou xover-over-comes, if thou do but hold up weapons against him.
Many are afraid of Satan when they are praying, who yet are never afraid of him when they are sinning: Indeed when they sinne they serve the devill, and therefore think he will not hurt them. But when they pray, they serve God, and then they feare him, because now they know they doe displease him. Nay, too many weak and timerous spirits of Gods people, who are too much afraid of him, if they be alone in their Chambers, Closets; and if it bee darke, they dare not stay, though they be in duty; if they doe, yet they stay with feare and trembling. And indeed thou hadst better to feare and tremble in duty, than to suffer thy feare to cause thee to leave off a duty. The best way to conquer the devill is to stand to it. He is the greatest coward, because the greatest sinner, resistance conquers