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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
THE LAW OF SIN and GRACE COMBATING.THE LAVV OF SIN and GRACE COMBATING.
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.
Therefore in a word, let us never think to have an end of this War, to be at peace: for it doth not only watch diligently; but if at any time this Law in our […] be wasted and spent, that is, if it give over for a […] yet it gets a new supply, and gather together its forces again. That lust that is dispelled to day, gathers n•w forces against tomorrow. Partly, because i• hath •ome strong holds within us, to which it retireth for a […]. And partly because there is a root of sin in us which breedeth new blossoms. And as it is in your gardens, though 1you weed them to day, yet you shall find them full of weeds again within a few days; so it is with our hearts, there is still a new root of corruption that keeps place, and sprouts up as oft as they are suppressed.
Therefore in a word, let us never think to have an end of this War, to be at peace: for it doth not onely watch diligently; but if at any time this Law in our 〈…〉 be wasted and spent, that is, if it give over for a 〈…〉 yet it gets a new supply, and gather together its forces again. That lust that is dispelled to day, gathers n•w forces against tomorrow. Partly, because i• hath •ome strong holds within us, to which it retireth for a 〈…〉. And partly because there is a root of sin in us which breedeth new blossoms. And as it is in your gardens, though 1you weed them to day, yet you shall find them full of weeds again within a few dayes; so it is with our hearts, there is still a new root of corruption that keeps place, and spro•ts up as oft as they are suppressed.
- 1Simile.