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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
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.
4. Seriously lay to heart those Judgments that from time to time have been executed on Swearer, which have been many, and grievous. Some dying with flaming heat in their mouths, as though the Fire of Hell were there already kindled: Othe•• ••ing with swoln tongues, and distorted mouths. […] the foulness of their sin by the strangeness of […] ▪
4. Seriously lay to heart those Iudgments that from time to time have been executed on Swearer, which have been many, and grievous. Some dying with flaming heat in their mouths, as though the Fire of Hell were there already kindled: Othe•• ••ing with swoln tongues, and distorted mouths. 〈…〉 the foulness of their sin by the strangeness of 〈…〉 ▪
I have read of a […] was a common Swearer, upon every […] the name of God in vain; which […] the Lord against him, as that he sent […] his mouth, as eat ⟨p. 95⟩out his Tongue, the very instrument wherewith he had so abused the name of God. I have likewise met in Authors the relation of a young Gentleman of Cornwall, who being in the company of other Gentlemen, swore most dreadfully, for which being reproved by some in the company, he swore more and more. At length as they were going over a Bridge in their journey, which went over an arm of the Sea, this swearer so spurred his Horse, as he sprang clean over the Bridge with the man on his back, who as he was going cried, horse and man and all to the Devil.
I have read of a 〈…〉 was a common Swearer, upon every 〈…〉 the name of God in vain; whh the Lord against him, as that he sent his mouth, as eat