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The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart showing the nature, signs…The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart shewing the nature, signs…
The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart showing the nature, signs and proper effects of a contrite spirit / being the last works of that eminent preacher and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Bunyan of Bedford ; with a preface ... by a eminent minister of the Gospel in London.The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart shewing the nature, signs and proper effects of a contrite spirit / being the last works of that eminent preacher and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Bunyan of Bedford ; with a preface ... by a eminent minister of the Gospel in London.
London : Printed for and are to be sold by George Larkin ..., 1689
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.
But such as know the power of his Anger, will have a deep awe of God upon ⟨image 8⟩their Hearts, and observing him in all his Motions, will have the greatest apprehensions of his Displeasure. So that when he is coming forth in any terrible Dispensation, they will according to their duty prepare to meet him with a humbled and broken heart. But if he should appear to us in his Goodness, and further lengthen out the day of our Peace and Liberty, yet still the Contrite Frame will be most seasonable; then will be a proper time, with Job, to abhor our selves in dust and ashes: Job 42. 6. And to say with David, Who are we, ⟨image 8⟩that thou hast brought us […] to! 2 Sam. 7. 18.
But such as know the power of his Anger, will have a deep awe of God upon ⟨image 8⟩their Hearts, and observing him in all his Motions, will have the greatest apprehensions of his Displeasure. So that when he is coming forth in any terrible Dispensation, they will according to their duty prepare to meet him with a humbled and broken heart. But if he should appear to us in his Goodness, and further lengthen out the day of our Peace and Liberty, yet still the Contrite Frame will be most seasonable; then will be a proper time, with Job, to abhor our selves in dust and ashes: Job 42. 6. And to say with David, Who are we, ⟨image 8⟩that thou hast brought us 〈…〉 to! 2 Sam. 7. 18.