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The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /
The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...
printed by Sarah Griffin for Samuel Thomson, 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.
1. Consider then; if thou be found at last §1unqualified for this blessedness; How wilt thou bear it to be banished eternally from the blessed face of God? There will be those that shall behold that face in righteousness, so shalt not thou. The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, with a never more see my face.
1. Consider then; if thou be found at last §1unqualified for this blessedness; How wilt thou bear it to be banish't eternally from the blessed face of God? There will be those that shall behold that face in righteousness, so shalt not thou. The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, with a never more see my face.
Again, what amazing Visions wilt thou have? what ghastly, frightful objects to converse with, amidst those horrors of eternal darkness: when the Devil, and his Angels shall be thy everlasting associates! What direful images shall those accursed, enraged Spirits, and thy own fruitful parturient imagination for ever entertain thee with, and present to thy view?
Again, what amazing Visions wilt thou have? what gashly, frightful objects to converse with, amidst those horrours of eternal darkness: when the Devil, and his Angels shall be thy everlasting associates! What direful images shall those accursed, enraged Spirits, and thy own fruitful parturient imagination for ever entertain thee with, and present to thy view?
2. Is it a small thing with thee, to be destitute of all those inherent excellencies, which the perfected Image of God, whereof thou wast capable, comprehends? view them over in that (too defective) account, some of the former pages gave thee of them. Thou art none of those bright stars, those sons of the morning, those blessed glorified Spirits: Thou mightest have been. But