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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.
Therefore examine, what fruits of the spirit you bring forth, and what ways you delight in. Are you in the way of holiness? do you delight to pray, to hear, to receive? do you love God, and Christ, and the Communion of Saints? Then it is a sign that you have the Spirit. But on the contrary if you follow drunkenness, and uncleanness, and profaning of the Sabbath, in gaming, and in sporting, and idleness, you never had the Spirit.
Therefore examine, what fruits of the spirit you bring forth, and what wayes you delight in. Are you in the way of holiness? do you delight to pray, to hear, to receive? do you love God, and Christ, and the Communion of Saints? Then it is a sign that you have the Spirit. But on the contrary if you follow drunkenness, and uncleanness, and prophaning of the Sabbath, in gaming, and in sporting, and idleness, you never had the Spirit.
Again, consider what are your walks, that is do you follow your old evil haunts now as fast as ever you did? it is a sign that you have not the Spirit.
Again, consider what are your walkes, that is do you follow your old evil haunts now as fast as ever you did? it is a sign that you have not the Spirit.
Again, think not that it will excuse you to say, that whatsoever your actions be, yet you have good hearts: for you must know that your hearts are far worse then your actions, as I said before: for if you had the Spirit: it would not be idle in you. but as it makes the heart holy, so it sends forth holy speeches and actions in the life.