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The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity…
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 ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1662
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 7: What is requisite to preparation for Death. A change of state, and a change of nature,…
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.
1The Death of the King of Saints, is the only comfort and help against Death, the King of Terrors; Its a strange property which some report of the Charadrion, that if any man have the jaundice, and look on the bird, and the bird on him, the bird catcheth the disease and dieth of it, but the man recovereth. Christ took mans disease and dyed, that all who look on him with an eye of Faith might recover and live. The red Sea of his blood is the only way through which thou canst pass into Canaan. Reader, since there is a flood, and vengeance, and wrath upon the face of the World, fly as the distressed Dove to this Ark of the Covenant; see how Jesus Christ the true Noah, a Preacher of righteousness puts forth his hand to take thee in. He is the Son of David, to whom souls that are in debt and in distress may flee, and seemeth to speak to thee as David to Abiathar, Abide thou with me, fear not, for they (the World and Devil) that seek thy life, seek mine, but with me thou shalt be in safe-guard, 1 Sam. 22.2. and ult.
1The Death of the King of Saints, is the onely comfort and help against Death, the King of Terrors; Its a strange property which some report of the Charadrion, that if any man have the jaundise, and look on the bird, and the bird on him, the bird catcheth the disease and dieth of it, but the man recovereth. Christ took mans disease and dyed, that all who look on him with an eye of Faith might recover and live. The red Sea of his blood is the onely way through which thou canst pass into Canaan. Reader, since there is a flood, and vengeance, and wrath upon the face of the World, flie as the distressed Dove to this Ark of the Covenant; see how Jesus Christ the true Noah, a Preacher of righteousness puts forth his hand to take thee in. He is the Son of David, to whom souls that are in debt and in distress may flee, and seemeth to speak to thee as David to Abiathar, Abide thou with me, fear not, for they (the World and Devil) that seek thy life, seek mine, but with me thou shalt be in safe-guard, 1 Sam. 22.2. and ult.