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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.
That is they think they need not be so zealous as they are; but I say if you be not, it is a sign that you have not the Spirit; especially it stands men now upon, if they have an holy zeal in them to show it. I say it is time you should, when you see such halting between two opinions: show your zeal by hating and abhorring Popery, and labouring to draw men from it, especially now when we see men so desirous to go into Egypt again: which is to be lamented in these days: for which the Lord hath stretched out his hand against us; But where is our zeal? That is what spiritual heat is there in us? where are those men that at such a time would have been hot and zealous? where are the generation of these men? surely they are all gone, for there is no heat nor zeal left: It is true we abound in knowledge: that is we have the same knowledge that they had, but we want their zeal and Spirit: and we have the same gifts, but we want their spirit; Therefore let us now show our selves to be in the Spirit: that is to have the Spirit in us by our zeal against evil.
That is they think they need not be so zealous as they are; but I say if you be not, it is a sign that you have not the Spirit; especially it stands men now upon, if they have an holy zeal in them to shew it. I say it is time you should, when you see such halting between two opinions: shew your zeal by hating and abhorring Poperie, and labouring to draw men from it, especially now when we see men so desirous to go into Egypt again: which is to be lamented in these dayes: for which the Lord hath stretched out his hand against us; But where is our zeal? That is what spiritual heat is there in us? where are those men that at such a time would have been hot and zealous? where are the generation of these men? surely they are all gone, for there is no heat nor zeal left: It is true we abound in knowledge: that is we have the same knowledge that they had, but we want their zeal and Spirit: and we have the same gifts, but we want their spirit; Therefore let us now shew our selves to be in the Spirit: that is to have the Spirit in us by our zeal against evil.
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