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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
THE Young Man's Guide. › Chapter 7: Containing two main Arguments to Conversion.
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.
Escape for thy life, sinner, thy soul starves, it dies, is like to burn for ever in the bottom of hell. Oh its necessary for thee to get thee out of this fearful case: why lingerest thou? haste thee, haste thee, let the extremity of the danger, and misery thy soul is in, press thee to make a sudden escape, thy case will not bear delays, fly for thy life, fly unto Christ and live.
Escape for thy life, sinner, thy soul starves, it dies, is like to burn for ever in the bottom of hell. Oh its necessary for thee to get thee out of this fearful case: why lingrest thou? haste thee, haste thee, let the extremity of the danger, and misery thy soul is in, press thee to make a sudden escape, thy case will not bear delayes, flie for thy life, flie unto Christ and live.
II. Thy commodity or profit persuades thee to turn to the Lord. Commodity is the great argument of the thirsty World, that puts them upon all their labours. What will not men undertake, and endure for their commodity? This chooses their habitations, builds their houses, plants their Orchards, this animates their Trade•, and is the encouragement and reward of all their labours, the profit that is expected to come in by them.
II. Thy commodity or profit perswades thee to turn to the Lord. Commodity is the great argument of the thristy World, that puts them upon all their labours. What will not men undertake, and endure for their commodity? This chooses their habitations, builds their houses, plants their Orchards, this animates their Trade•, and is the encouragement and reward of all their labours, the profit that is expected to come in by them.
Why now sinner consider, Godliness is the great profit. It's profitable to all things,