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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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.
But you will say, it is true, it may be God will give an issue, but it may be a great while first; alas! what shall 1we do in the mean time? If we had any thing to support and sustain our selves, this were something, we should be able to endure while Gods rod rested on us; but this fills our spirits full of bitterness, this is that which is gall and wormwood.
- 1Object.
To this I answer, there is none of us that love our outward estate, that love our Children, and houses, better 1then a usurer loves his money, yet we see he usually takes this course, he puts it out of his hand a long time upon security, knowing that being abroad it works for him all the while, and will come home with advantage. Why ⟨p. 338⟩then should Christians make more ado, and trouble themselves more about this, if at any time God borrow these things at their hands, their life, or credit, or outward man; God takes them for a time that he may restore them again more rich, and plentiful then he took them.
To this I answer, there is none of us that love our outward estate, that love our Children, and houses, better 1then a usurer loves his money, yet we see he usually takes this course, he puts it out of his hand a long time upon security, knowing that being abroad it works for him all the while, and will come home with advantage. Why ⟨p. 338⟩then should Christians make more adoe, and trouble themselves more about this, if at any time God borrow these things at their hands, their life, or credit, or outward man; God takes them for a time that he may restore them again more rich, and plentiful then he took them.