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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.
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.
Now mark the reason of this petition. David as tis generally conceived, was now persecuted by Absalom; the unnatural Son forced his Father to fly; He in his suffering reads his own sin, and Gods indignation, and so dreads an appearance in the other World in such a condition. He, who when things were clear betwixt God and his soul, could walk in the valley of the shadow of Death and fear none ill, could even give Death a challenge; now when things are cloudy and dubious runs back like a Coward; He had lost the sense of Gods favour, and therefore could not think of venturing into his presence without much fear. The train of his corruptions threatened to wait on him to the highest Court, and he durst not appear before the Lord with such company. He had been declining in his grace under a sad distemper, ⟨p. 87⟩and as a weak consumptionate man, he was afraid to travail so great a journey, as the way whence he should never return. The Tenant who wants his rent, loves not to hear of the Quarter day.
Now mark the reason of this petition. David as tis generally conceived, was now persecuted by Absolom; the unnatural Son forced his Father to flie; He in his suffering reads his own sin, and Gods indignation, and so dreads an appearance in the other World in such a condition. He, who when things were clear betwixt God and his soul, could walk in the valley of the shadow of Death and fear none ill, could even give Death a challenge; now when things are cloudy and dubious runs back like a Coward; He had lost the sense of Gods favour, and therefore could not think of venturing into his presence without much fear. The train of his corruptions threatned to wait on him to the highest Court, and he durst not appear before the Lord with such company. He had been declining in his grace under a sad distemper, ⟨p. 87⟩and as a weak consumptionate man, he was affraid to travail so great a journey, as the way whence he should never return. The Tenant who wants his rent, loves not to hear of the Quarter day.