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The application of redemption
The application of redemption by the effectual work of the word, and spirit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost sinners to God ... by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ...
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
The Application of Redemption, by the effectual work of the Word an… › Book 10: The Tenth Book.
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.
That thou mayest see how far thou art deceived in §4slighting the evil of thy words, know if there be any evil in the world it is in-manner and measure in them James 3. 6. the tongue is a world of evil, an University, an Universality of all wickedness in it, and its an Ornament of all evil besides, (the word will carry both, and I would include both) what ever evil is on earth amongst men, in Hell amongst Devils and the damned, what ever, wickedness the manners of all Countries have invented ⟨p. 155⟩the Condition of all men have practised, or the hearts and […] of men contrived the tongue shares in all these. It's the chief secretary to all estates of sin and sinners, the Interpreter of mens minds & Translator of these evils betwixt man and man. In a word, what ever evil is in the heart or mind of a mans self, the tongue hath vented it, whatsoever hath been done by others, seen or observed, the tongue hath related, reported it. It's that which will cover all the foulness, excuse or lessen the loathsomeness of the most vile evils, hath varnished and decked over the most detestable practices with some pretences of liberty or indifferency hath been the Lawyer which hath undertook to plead the cases of the vilest ways of evil that ever were.
That thou mayest see how far thou art deceived in §4slighting the evil of thy words, know if there be any evil in the world it is in-manner and measure in them James 3. 6. the tongue is a world of evil, an University, an Universality of al wickedness in it, and its an Ornament of al evil besides, (the word wil carry both, and I would include both) what ever evil is on earth amongst men, in Hell amongst Devils and the damned, what ever, wickedness the manners of al Countries have invented ⟨p. 155⟩the Condition of al men have practised, or the hearts and 〈…〉 of men contrived the tongue shares in al these. It's the chief secretary to al estates of sin and sinners, the Interpreter of mens minds & Translator of these evils betwixt man and man. In a word, what ever evil is in the heart or mind of a mans self, the tongue hath vented it, whatsoever hath been done by others, seen or observed, the tongue hath related, reported it. It's that which wil cover al the foulness, excuse or lessen the loathsomness of the most vile evils, hath varnished and decked over the most detestable practices with some pretences of liberty or indifferency hath been the Lawyer which hath undertook to plead the cases of the vilest waies of evil that ever were.