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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.
You have many opportunities afforded to you, remember that to be a godly man, is as you have opportunities, as to do much for God, so to do much to him. God observes what talents every man hath, what occasions, what hints every man hath to do him service, what advantages, what power he hath in his hand, and he looks that all ⟨p. 257⟩these should be improved for his advantage. It is no better then thievery, and robbery to take these from God, and to bestow them upon your selves. As you reckon it in a steward to be the greatest theft to turn his masters good and benefit to his own profit: so when a man shall have an eye to himself in all these things, it is an extreme robbery of God, for you knew you should use them all for God. And the more you do for him (for he sees it, and observes it) will recompense every man a hundred fold. No man pays wages so as he doth: but we will not stand to urge this; because I would not be kept from handling that which is the main scope of this text.
You have many opportunities afforded to you, remember that to be a godly man, is as you have opportunities, as to do much for God, so to do much to him. God observes what talents every man hath, what occasions, what hints every man hath to do him service, what advantages, what power he hath in his hand, and he looks that all ⟨p. 257⟩these should be improved for his advantage. It is no better then thievery, and robbery to take these from God, and to bestow them upon your selves. As you reckon it in a steward to be the greatest theft to turn his masters good and benefit to his own profit: so when a man shall have an eye to himself in all these things, it is an extream robbery of God, for you knew you should use them all for God. And the more you do for him (for he sees it, and observes it) will recompence every man a hundred fold. No man payes wages so as he doth: but we will not stand to urge this; because I would not be kept from handling that which is the main scope of this text.
Having a form of Godliness but denying the power thereof.