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The reasonableness of personal reformation, and the necessity of conversion
The reasonableness of personal reformation, and the necessity of conversion; the true methods of making all men happy in this world, and in the world to come Seasonably discoursed, and earnestly pressed upon this licentious age. By J.F. a sincere lover of his native country, and the souls of men.The reasonableness of personal reformation, and the necessity of conversion; the true methods of making all men happy in this world, and in the world to come Seasonably discoursed, and earnestly pressed upon this licentious age. By J.F. a sincere lover of his native countrey, and the souls of men.
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1691
THE REASONABLENESS OF Personal Reformation, › Chapter 2 › Section 6
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.
This is as if a Company of desperate R••• should assault Innocent and Noble Traveller• on the lawful Road, bind and gag their Gu••• whilst they Rob and Prostitute them. Thus […] brutish Lusts, headed by the Devil, with the •••ctions of Men, travelling along the lawful R••• of Duty, under the conduct of Reason and ••••science. For this Villainy it was that the •••stle tells us, The wrath of God was revealed […] Heaven against the Heathens, who held the […] in unrighteousness, Rom. 1. 18. They ha• Light of Natural Reason and Conscience in […] the inbred Notions of Good and Evil, […] raised their hopes or fears according to the N••• and Quality of their Actions.
This is as if a Company of desperate R••• should assault Innocent and Noble Traveller• on the lawful Road, bind and gag their Gu••• whilst they Rob and Prostitute them. Thus 〈…〉 bruitish Lusts, headed by the Devil, with the •••ctions of Men, travelling along the lawful R••• of Duty, under the conduct of Reason and ••••science. For this Villany it was that the •••stle tells us, The wrath of God was revealed 〈…〉 Heaven against the Heathens, who held the 〈…〉 in unrighteousness, Rom. 1. 18. They ha• Light of Natural Reason and Conscience in 〈…〉 the inbred Notions of Good and Evil, raised their hopes or fears according to the N and Quality of their Actions.