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Englands antidote against the plague of civill war presented in a sermon before the…Englands antidote against the plague of civill warre presented in a sermon before the…
Englands antidote against the plague of civill war presented in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons on their late extraordinary solemn fast, October 22, 1644 / by Edmund Calamy ...Englands antidote against the plague of civill warre presented in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons on their late extraordinary solemn fast, October 22, 1644 / by Edmund Calamy ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Christopher Meredith, 1652
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.
Thirdly, He will make satisfaction to his brother, to his body, 1and to his soul.
- 1Satisfaction to our brother.
First, To his body. If thou hast wronged thy brother in his good 1name, which is more precious to him then his life, God will not accept of thy repentance, unless thou endeavourest to make up the injury thou hast done to his good name. Many go to hell for want of practising this. This is no easy duty. For a mans good name is like a white piece of paper, which when once blotted, can hardly be made clean again without some remainder of defilement.
First, To his body. If thou hast wronged thy brother in his good 1name, which is more precious to him then his life, God will not accept of thy repentance, unlesse thou endeavourest to make up the injury thou hast done to his good name. Many go to hell for want of practising this. This is no easie duty. For a mans good name is like a white piece of paper, which when once blotted, can hardly be made clean again without some remainder of defilement.
- 11. To his body in his good name.
So again, If thou hast wronged thy brother in his goods, God1