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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 5 › Section 5 › Inducement 1: Inducement 1.
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Inducement 1.
'Tis highly probable the influencing Examples of great Men have had no small hand in the spreading of this abominable and crying Sin amongst all inferior Ranks and Orders of Men.
Great Mens ill Examples, like a bag of Poison in the Fountain, corrupt and infect Multitudes. The Vulgar think they are privileged, or at the least very much excused, when they do but follow the Presidents and Examples of Great and Eminent Persons.
Great Mens ill Examples, like a bag of Poyson in the Fountain, corrupt and infect Multitudes. The Vulgar think they are priviledged, or at the least very much excused, when they do but follow the Presidents and Examples of Great and Eminent Persons.
But this will be found a weak and foolish Plea for Uncleanness, which will never be able to endure the test of your own Reason. For the inbred Notions of a God, and of a future Life of Retribution being so firmly sealed and engraven upon humane Nature, that they can never be utterly eradicated; your own Reason will argue from those inbred Notions in this manner, and how you will be able to refel the Argument, and escape Conviction and Self-condemnation, quite surmounts my Imagination, whatever it do yours. And thus it will dispute, and Dilemma you, do what you can.