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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 14: The Difference betwixt the Portions of Gracious and Graceless persons in this World.
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It is said of Gregory the Great, that he trembled every time he read or thought of that speech of Abraham to Dives, Son, remember that thou in thy life time hadst thy good things, Luke 16.25. To have his all in time, and nothing when he entered upon his eternity; to live like a prodigal one day, and be a beggar for ever; Surely it was a sad saying. The flower sheds whilst the stalk remains; the sinner continues when his portion vanishes: The sinners portion, like his servant, when he dyeth, will seek a new Master. Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee, and then whose shall these things be? Luke 12.20. Whose? possibly the poor's, whom he had wronged and robbed to enrich himself; it may be his child's, who will scatter it as prodigally as he raked it together penuriously: but whosesoever it was, it could be none of his, and then, when parted from his portion, what a poor fool was he indeed? not worth a farthing. But the Saints wealth will accompany him into the other world; the truth is, that is the place where he receiveth his portion: Blessed are they that die in the ⟨p. 132⟩Lord, they rest from their labours, and their works follow them, Rev, 14.13.
It is said of Gregory the Great, that he trembled every time he read or thought of that speech of Abraham to Dives, Son, remember that thou in thy life time hadst thy good things, Luke 16.25. To have his all in time, and nothing when he entered upon his eternity; to live like a prodigal one day, and be a beggar for ever; Surely it was a sad saying. The flower sheds whilst the stalk remains; the sinner continues when his portion vanishes: The sinners portion, like his servant, when he dyeth, will seek a new Master. Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee, and then whose shall these things be? Luke 12.20. Whose? possibly the poors, whom he had wronged and robbed to inrich himself; it may be his childes, who will scatter it as prodigally as he raked it together penuriously: but whosesoever it was, it could be none of his, and then, when parted from his portion, what a poor fool was he indeed? not worth a farthing. But the Saints wealth will accompany him into the other world; the truth is, that is the place where he receiveth his portion: Blessed are they that die in the