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The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
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.
CHAP. XV. What is called-for from people who are desirous to keep themselves pure in such a time and case as the increasing of errors and seducers.
CHAP. XV. What is called-for from people who are desirous to keep themselves pure in such a time and case as the increasing of errours and seducers.
IT resteth now, that we speak something of a peoples duty, that are members of the Church where such delusions are vented: in speaking to which, we shall follow almost the same method as in the former.
1. Then, people would be affected upon the appearance of such an ill, as upon the news of sword, famine or pestilence; for then, as it were, the trumpet soundeth like that Angels proclamation, Rev. 8. 13. Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the Angels that are to sound, when as yet all these Angels did principally forwarn of spiritual plagues, and particularly of delusions. This would make people wary and serious; this would curb vanity, mocking, laughing and puffing-up; this would make him that standeth, take heed lest he fall, if the judgement were considered as a thing coming from God, and evidencing Him to be angry, and to threaten: and without this, there is little ground to expect profiting by any other direction.
1. Then, people would be affected upon the appearance of such an ill, as upon the news of sword, famine or pestilence; for then, as it were, the trumpet soundeth like that Angels proclamation, Rev. 8. 13. Wo, wo, wo to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the Angels that are to sound, when as yet all these Angels did principally forwarn of spirituall plagues, and particularly of delusions. This would make people wary and serious; this would curb vanity, mocking, laughing and puffing-up; this would make him that standeth, take heed lest he fall, if the judgement were considered as a thing coming from God, and evidencing Him to be angry, and to threaten: and without this, there is little ground to expect profiting by any other direction.