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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
THE Acceptable Sacrifice: OR, THE EXCELLENCY OF A BROKEN HEART.
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 remember, that he that will rend the block, puts the thin end of the wedge first thereto, and so by driving does his work.
5. Take heed of Evil Examples among the Godly, learn of no man to do that which the word of God forbids. Sometimes Satan makes use of a good mans bad ways, to spoil and ⟨p. 179⟩harden the heart of them that come after: Peter's false doing had like to have spoiled Barnabas, yea, and several others more. Wherefore take heed of men, of good mens ways, and measure both theirs and thine own, by no other rule but the holy Word of God. Gal. 2. 11, 12, 13.
5. Take heed of Evil Examples among the Godly, learn of no man to do that which the word of God forbids. Sometimes Satan makes use of a good mans bad ways, to spoile and ⟨p. 179⟩harden the heart of them that come after: Peter's false doing had like to have spoiled Barnabas, yea, and several others more. Wherefore take heed of men, of good mens ways, and measure both theirs and thine own, by no other rule but the holy Word of God. Gal. 2. 11, 12, 13.
6. Take heed of Unbelief, or Atheistical thoughts; make no question of the truth and reality of Heavenly things: For know, Unbelief is the worst of Evils; nor can the heart be Tender, that nourisheth or gives place unto it. Take heed therefore least there be in any of you an evil heart of Unbelief, in departing from the Living God,