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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.
Finally, the last means of obtaining these riches of Gods 1mercies is to walk worthy of them, let all these now be put together. To desire the mercies of God, To believe that ⟨p. 16⟩he will be merciful, to depend and wait upon him for his mercy, and last of all to walk worthy of them and you shall not fail of having your part in these riches of his mercy.
Finally, the last means of obtaining these riches of Gods 1mercies is to walk worthy of them, let all these now be put together. To desire the mercies of God, To believe that ⟨p. 16⟩he will be mercifull, to depend and wait uponhim for his mercy, and last of all to walk worthy of them and you shall not fail of having your part in these riches of his mercy.
- 1The fourth means to partake of Gods mercy.
This last means I take out of Math, 10. 11. When the disciples were sent forth by Christ to preach the Gospel, 1even the glad tidings of peace, to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ, they were commanded to make enquiry who is worthy in the City or in the town into which they entered, and if any man (saith Christ) be worthy, your peace shall come upon him, that is, he shall have his part in these riches of mercy that you preach. Therefore we put this as the last way of obtaining the mercies of God, to be worthy, now to be worthy is nothing but this, To be in a fit disposition to receive mercy; by 2