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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.
Suppose a man hath a lethargy of idleness, consider first it brings beggary, secondly it makes our Sacrifices dead, 1our prayers cadaverosa sacrificia, carcasses of sacrifices, and have neither life nor soul in them, as the carcass hath the lineaments of the body but wanting soul, none delight in it; so prayers have the lineaments of a duty but wanting life God abhors them. Apply this medicine and it will quicken us, and make us shake off this disease.
Suppose a man hath a leturgy of idleness, consider first it brings beggery, secondly it makes our Sacrifices dead, 1our prayers cadaverosa sacrificia, carcases of sacrifices, and have neither life nor soul in them, as the carcase hath the lineaments of the body but wanting soul, none delight in it; so prayers have the lineaments of a dury but wanting life God abhors them. Apply this medicine and it will quicken us, and make us shake off this disease.
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Suppose a man hath a humour of vain glory, see what the Scripture saith of it. First he hath his reward, his applause 1is the reward, and he shall have no other. And will it not be a terrible thing when a man hath performed a duty, and hath applause of men and no more, for God to say to him, thou hast thy reward. Secondly it is an empty thing [Greek or Hebrew] like a bubble, with a mans breath it is soon broken.
Suppose a man hath a humor of vain glory, see what the Scripture saith of it. First he hath his reward, his applause 1is the reward, and he shall have no other. And will it not be a terrible thing when a man hath performed a duty, and hath applause of men and no more, for God to say to him, thou hast thy reward. Secondly it is an empty thing like a bubble, with a mans breath it is soon broken.