The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity…

Name: The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity…
Author: George Swinnock

The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity with the only way to throw it well : as also the gracious persons incomparable portion / by George Swinnock ...The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity with the only way to throw it vvell : as also the gracious persons incomparable portion / by George Swinnock ...

George Swinnock 1627–1673London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1662

[40], 186, [6] p. · 60k words · Wing S6275 · ESTC R15350

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Chapter 4: First Use, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.Chapter 4: First Ʋse, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.

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CHAP. IIII. First Use, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.

CHAP. IIII. First Ʋse, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.

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¹Having laid down these reasons in the Doctrinal part of my discourse, I shall now speak to that which is practical. The truth may be useful both by way of Information and Exhortation.

¹HAving laid down these reasons in the Doctrinal part of my discourse, I shall now speak to that which is practical. The truth may be useful both by way of Information and Exhortation.

1First Use of Information, The folly of them that provide for the flesh.

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First, by way of Information. If our flesh will fail us, what fools are they whose whole contrivance is to feed and please the flesh. We laugh at the vanity and folly of Children, when we see them very busy and taking much pains to make up an house of Cards, or pies of Dirt. The greatest part of men are but Children of larger dimensions, and are indeed more foolish, because they ought to be more wise; What is their main work but to make provision for the flesh? to provide fuel enough for the fire of its covetousness, and pleasant Water enough for the Leviathan of its voluptuousness, and air enough for the Chameleon of Ambition, as if God had no other design in sending them into the World, but that they might be Cooks to dress their bodies as well as possibly might be for the Worms. All their care is, What shall we Eat? and what shall we drink? and wherewith shall we be clothed? and how shall we do to live in these dear and hard times? as vermin in Dung-hills, they live and feed on such

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The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity…

CHAP. IIII. First Use, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.

CHAP. IIII. First Ʋse, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.

CHAP. V. Second USE. An Exhortation to sinners to prepare for death, with three quickening motives. Death will come certainly; it may come suddenly: When it comes twill be too late to prepare.

CHAP. V. Second USE. An Exhortation to sinners to prepare for death, with three quickenning motives. Death will come certainly; it may come suddenly: When it comes twill be too late to prepare.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. IIII. First Use, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.

CHAP. IIII. First Ʋse, discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly.

CHAP. V. Second USE. An Exhortation to sinners to prepare for death, with three quickening motives. Death will come certainly; it may come suddenly: When it comes twill be too late to prepare.

CHAP. V. Second USE. An Exhortation to sinners to prepare for death, with three quickenning motives. Death will come certainly; it may come suddenly: When it comes twill be too late to prepare.