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A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse…
A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse about the favourable, signal and eminent presence of the Lord with his people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers : with the resolution of several questions, concerning the divine presence, as also the reasons and improvements of this great and glorious truth ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse about the favorable, signal and eminent presence of the Lord with his people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers : with the resolution of several questions, concerning the divine presence, as also the reasons and improvements of this great and glorious truth ... / by Thomas Brooks ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1675
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.
How many in our days upon neglecting and despising Gospel-ordinances, have grown from naught to be very naught, and from very naught to be stark naught! He shall be an Apollo to me, that can show me one man in the world, that ever grew better or holier by neglecting or slighting Gospel-ordinances. Many come to the ordinances too like the Egyptian Dog, which laps a little as he runs by the side of Nylus, but stays not to drink. How many in this great City run every Sabbath to hear this man and that, and here they lap ⟨p. 199⟩a little and there a little, but never stay to drink, never fix in this Congregation or that, this way or that. These persons are neither wise, serious, lovely nor lively in the ways of God. I think they are judicially blinded and hardened, that are indifferent whether they enjoy ordinances or not, or that can part with ordinances, with 1dry eyes. Surely the Child is either very sullen, or very sick that cries not for the breast. As ever you would enjoy the gracious presence of God with you in all your troubles and distresses, make conscience of sticking close to Gospel-ordinances. But,
How many in our dayes upon neglecting and despising Gospel-ordinances, have grown from naught to be very naught, and from very naught to be stark naught! He shall be an Apollo to me, that can shew me one man in the world, that ever grew better or holyer by neglecting or slighting Gospel-ordinances. Many come to the ordinances too like the Aegyptian Dog, which laps a little as he runs by the side of Nylus, but stays not to drink. How many in this great City run every Sabbath to hear this man and that, and here they lap ⟨p. 199⟩a little and there a little, but never stay to drink, never fix in this Congregation or that, this way or that. These persons are neither wise, serious, lovely nor lively in the ways of God. I think they are judicially blinded and hardned, that are indifferent whether they enjoy ordinances or not, or that can part with ordinances, with 1dry eyes. Surely the Child is either very sullen, or very sick that cryes not for the breast. As ever you would enjoy the gracious presence of God with you in all your troubles and distresses, make conscience of sticking close to Gospel-ordinances. But,