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Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…
Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's College in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the GospelInvisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's Collegde in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the Gospel
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1674
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.
CHAP. XIII.
His Love and Compassion to Souls.
HE was full of pity and compassion to souls, and yet greatly grieved and ashamed that he did no more to express his sense of the worth of souls and that his bowels did no more sensibly yearn over them, who he had just cause to fear, were in a Christless state. Though there were few of his Kindred and Relations, nay of his neighbours and acquaintance but he did make a personal application to, either by letters or conference: Yet for all this, who more ready to cry out of want of love to souls, and unprofitableness to others in his generation, that he was no more full of compassion, and that he made no better improvement of all the visits that he made; in which, we should not make carnal pleasure and recreation our end; but the imparting & receiving of some spiritual gift. This made him, after a considerable absence from a dear friend, to groan out these complaints. God by his providence hath off brought us together; but, to how little ⟨p. 68⟩purpose, God and our Consciences know. As for my part, I may justly bewail my barrenness. Oh, that I should be of so little use where I come! Oh, that my tongue and heart should be still so unfruitful! I am ready to hope sometimes, that, if it should please God in his providence to bring us again together, we may be more profitable one to another.
HE was full of pity and compassion to souls, and yet greatly grieved and ashamed that he did no more to express his sense of the worth of souls and that his bowels did no more sensibly yern over them, who he had just cause to fear, were in a Christless state. Though there were few of his Kindred and Relations, nay of his neighbours and acquaintance but he did make a personal application to, either by letters or conference: Yet for all this, who more ready to cry out of want of love to souls, and unprofitableness to others in his generation, that he was no more full of compassion, and that he made no better improvement of all the visits that he made; in which, we should not make carnal pleasure and recreation our end; but the imparting & receiving of some spiritual gift. This made him, after a considerable absence from a dear friend, to groan out these complaints. God by his providence hath off brought us together; but, to how little