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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.
The III. Use for Direction.
The III. Vse for Direction.
THE next use shall be for direction to some special means for the keeping of the heart: and here besides what hath been hin•ed in the explication of the duty, page 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. to which I refer the reader and all those directions throughout the whole, appropriated to particular cases and seasons, I shall farther add several other general means of excellent use to this end, and the first is this.
THE next use shall be for direction to some special means for the keepi•g of the heart: and here besides what hath been hin•ed in the explication of the duty, page 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. to which I refer the reader and all those directions throughout the whole, appropriated to particular cases and seasons, I shall farther adde several other general means of excellent use to this end, and the first is this.
1. Means. Would you thus keep your ⟨p. 209⟩hearts as hath been persuaded, then furnish your hearts richly with the word of God, which is their best preservative against sin.
1. Means. Would you thus keep your