A61386:131
An antidote against distractions, or, An endeavour to serve the church, in the daily…An antidote against distractions, or, An indeavour to serve the church, in the daily…
An antidote against distractions, or, An endeavour to serve the church, in the daily case of wanderings in the worship of God by Richard Steele M.A. and minister of the Gospel.An antidote against distractions, or, An indeavour to serve the church, in the daily case of wandrings in the worship of God by Richard Steele M.A. and minister of the Gospel.
London: printed for Elizabeth Calvert, 1667
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.
SECT. II.
Obj. 2. It is difficult: 1if it be not impossible, yet its very hard, Its a lesson for the upper form in the School of Jesus Christ. We mean scholars need not attempt it, because we cannot attain it: as good to sit still, as rise up and fall. This is too hard for us.
Obj. 2. It is difficult: 1if it be not impossible, yet its very hard, Its a lesson for the upper form in the School of Iesus Christ. We mean schollars need not attempt it, because we cannot attain it: as good to sit still, as rise up and fall. This is too hard for us.
- 1§. 2. Its Difficulty.
Answ. 1.1 This argues the excellency of it, the more hard, the more honourable, and therefore this should rather whet, than dull thy courage. If you except all hard points out of the practice of piety, you will leave but few to be practised; It is the idle Scholar, that skips over the hardest words of his lesson, but the rod must fetch him back unto them: neither must you expect that God will take any notice of your easy duties, if you turn off the hard; he could have servants enough to do his easy work, but Religion must go all together, and almost Christianity will not serve the turn.
Answ. 1.1