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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
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The third Means.
1Use thy heart to the frequent thoughts of Death. When Children are frighted at a Dog or a Cat, we do not give way to their foolish fears, but bring the brute to them, and get them to touch and handle it, and show them that it is not such a frightful thing as they imagine; and hereby in time they are so far from being frighted, that they can play with it familiarly. Dost thou dread this King of Terrors, Death, give not way to this fear, but bring death up to thy spirit, handle it, feel it, there is no such hurt in it as thou imaginest, nothing which should terrify thee, hereby at last thou mayst come to play upon the hole of this Asp.
1Ʋse thy heart to the frequent thoughts of Death. When Children are frighted at a Dog or a Cat, we do not give way to their foolish fears, but bring the brute to them, and get them to touch and handle it, and shew them that it is not such a frightful thing as they imagine; and hereby in time they are so far from being frighted, that they can play with it familiarly. Dost thou dread this King of Terrors, Death, give not way to this fear, but bring death up to thy spirit, handle it, feel it, there is no such hurt in it as thou imaginest, nothing which should terrifie thee, hereby at last thou mayst come to play upon the hole of this Asp.
- 13. Familiarize the thoughts of Death.