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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.
7. Mot. By diligence in keeping our hearts, we should prevent, and remove the fatal scandals and stumbling blocks out of the way of the world.
Woe to the world (saith Christ) because of offences, Matth. 18. 7. doth not shame cover your faces? do not your hearts bleed within you to hear of the scandalous miscarriages of many loose professors? could you not like Shem and Japheth go backward with a garment to cover the shame of many professors? how is that worthy name blasphemed? 2 James 7. 2. Sam. 12. 13, 14. the hearts of the righteous saddened, Psal. 25. 3. Ezek. 36. 20. by this the world is fearfully prejudiced against Christ and religion, the bonds of death made fast upon their Souls: those that had a general love and liking to the ways of God, startled and quite driven back, and thus Soul ⟨p. 201⟩blood is shed: woe to the World.
Wo to the world (saith Christ) because of offences, Matth. 18. 7. doth not shame cover your faces? doe not your hearts bleed within you to heare of the scandalous m•scarriages of many loose professors? could you not like Shem and Iaphet goe backward with a garment to cover the shame of many professors? how is that worthy name blasphemed? 2 Iames 7. 2. Sam. 12. 13, 14. the hearts of the righteous sadned, Psal. 25. 3.