A61386:170
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.
Answ. 1. The light of nature teacheth us to prepare for every weighty action. Approaching to the Lord of Heaven and Earth is such. Who teaches the Client to consider his case, when he comes to state it to his Advocate? or the Husband-man to prepare himself for his tillage, or the poor suitor to weigh his request, that he makes to a Prince? Why, the light of nature teacheth this; and the light of Scripture distinguisheth an upright man from an hypocrite hereby. 2 Chron. 19.3. There are good things in thee— in that ⟨p. 78⟩thou hast prepared thine heart to seek God: there was Jehoshaphat. Again, 2 Chron. 12.14. Rehoboam did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. He sought God, its likely, as many will do, but he cared not how he did it, and so though he did a good thing, yet, saith the Scripture, He did evil.
Answ. 1. The light of nature teacheth us to prepare for every weighty action. Approaching to the Lord of Heaven and Earth is such. Who teaches the Client to consider his case, when he comes to state it to his Advocate? or the Husband-man to prepare himself for his tillage, or the poor suitor to weigh his request, that he makes to a Prince? Why, the light of nature teacheth this; and the light of Scripture distinguisheth an upright man from an hypocrite hereby. 2 Chron. 19.3. There are good things in thee— in that ⟨p. 78⟩thou hast prepared thine heart to seek God: there was Iehoshaphat. Again, 2 Chron. 12.14. Rehoboam did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. He sought God, its likely, as many will do, but he cared not how he did it, and so though he did a good thing, yet, saith the Scripture, He did evil.