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A Saint Indeed
A saint indeed: or The great work of a Christian, opened and pressed; from Prov. 4. 23 Being a seasonable and proper expedient for the recovery of the much decayed power of godliness, among the professors of these times. By John Flavell M. of the Gospel.
London: printed by W.R., 1668
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.
8. Rem. Lastly, let the Consideration of the day of the Lord which draweth nigh, withhold your hearts from anticipating it by acts of revenge
Why are ye so quick? is not the Lord at hand, to avenge all his abused servants? Be patient therefore my brethren unto the coming of the Lord: Behold the husbandman waiteth, &c. Be ye also patient▪ for the coming of the Lord draws nigh: grudge not one against another, brethren, least ye be condemned. Behold the judge standeth at the door, Jam. 5. 7, 8, 9. This text affords three arguments against revenge. (1) The Lords near approach. (2) The example of the husbandmans patience. (3) The danger we draw upon our selves by anticipating Gods judgment: vengeance is ⟨p. 129⟩mine saith the Lord, he will distribute justice more equally and impartially than you can: they that believe they have a God to right them, will not so much wrong themselves as to avenge their own wrongs.
Why are ye so quick? is not the Lord at hand, to aveng all his abused servants? Be patient therefore my brethren unto the coming of the Lord: Behold the husbandman waiteth, &c. Be ye also patient▪ for the coming of the Lord draws nigh: grudg not one against another, brethren, least ye be condemned. Behold the judge standeth at the door, Iam. 5. 7, 8, 9. This text affords three arguments against reveng. (1) The Lords near approach. (2) The example of the husbandmans patience. (3) The danger we draw upon our selves by anticipating Gods judgment: vengeance is ⟨p. 129⟩mine saith the Lord, he will distribute justice more equally and impartially than you can: they that believe they have a God to right them, will not so much wrong themselves as to avenge their own wrongs.