A44342:1653
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.
Take undoubtedly the sentence of Conscience rightly §3guided to be Gods own sentence. That which he will own and make good upon all the sons of men at the great day of […]; It will pass current and prevail then either for thy Condemnation or for thy absolution, It should therefore prevail with thee for thy direction in this world thou shalt be judged by it then, it stands thee in hand to be ordered by it now. Rev. 20. 12. The books were opened, and the dead were judged out of those things written in their books according to their works.
Take undoubtedly the sentence of Conscience rightly §3guided to be Gods own sentence. That which he wil own and make good upon al the sons of men at the great day of 〈…〉; It wil pass current and prevayl then either for thy Condemnation or for thy absolution, It should therefore prevail with thee for thy direction in this world thou shalt be judged by it then, it stands thee in hand to be ordered by it now. Rev. 20. 12. The books were opened, and the dead were judged out of those things written in their bookes according to their works.
Thus there is some help and assistance lent to Meditā tion that it may awe and keep under the heart, and these have their use and fruit also in their time and measure ⟨p. 282⟩but yet a corrupt heart left to it self will sooner or later shut out Meditation and silence the serious exercise of his own thoughts against his sin and himself to arraign himself every day to sit in judgment and pass the sentence of Condemnation upon his own soul, he is not able to endure. He will not part with his sin and yet he cannot take pleasure in his sin upon these […]. He will shake off his fears and sear his Conscience, silence his […] that neither his thoughts nor terrors may trouble him any more, and so return again to his old haunt and there perish.