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The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…
The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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.
Thirdly, it is a constant mourning, for so it is here called, a spirit of heaviness; as that woman that had a spirit of infirmity, and was bowed down many years: Hannah constantly troubled, is called a woman of a sorrowful spirit, 1 Sam. 1.12.15. As the spirit of pride and whoredom, Hos. 4.12. •is a constant frame, where though the acts be sometime suspended, yet the spirit remains; so a spirit of mourning, is such sorrow, as though the acts of mourning be sometime hindered, yet the spirit and spring remains; Hypocrites will mourn under sin and misery, but what is it?1 it is the hanging down the head like a bull-rush in bad weather for a day. Oh how many have pangs and gripes of sorrow, and can quickly ease themselves again! these mourners come to nothing in the conclusion; I grant the sorrow and sadness of spirit may be interrupted, but it returns again, and never leaves the soul until the Lord look down from heaven, Lam. 3.48, 49, 50. The cause continues, guilt and strength of sin, and therefore this effect continues.
Thirdly, it is a constant mourning, for so it is here called, a spirit of heavinesse; as that woman that had a spirit of infirmity, and was bowed downe many yeares: Hannah constantly troubled, is called a woman of a sorrowfull spirit, 1 Sam. 1.12.15. As the spirit of pride and whoredome, Hos. 4.12. •is a constant frame, where though the acts be sometime suspended, yet the spirit remains; so a spirit of mourning, is such sorrow, as though the acts of mourning be sometime hindred, yet the spirit and spring remaines; Hypocrites wil mourn under sin and misery, but what is it?1 it is the hanging down the head like a bull-rush in bad weather for a day. Oh how many have pangs and gripes of sorrow, and can quickly ease themselves again! these mourners come to nothing in the conclusion; I grant the sorrow and sadnesse of spirit may be interrupted, but it returnes againe, and never leaves the soule untill the Lord looke downe from heaven,