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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.
I must tell you, that what low thoughts soever any of you now may have of holy persons, and holy practices, yet when you come to look Death in the face, and enter into your unchangeable estates, a little of their grace and godliness will be of more worth in your esteems then the whole World. Though the Saint be marked for a fool in the Worlds Calendar at this day, and the prosperous Sinner counted the wisest person; yet when the eyes of sinners bodies are closed, the eyes of their souls will be opened; and then, O then, they will see and say according to that Apocryphal place which will be found Canonical for the matter of it, We Fools counted his life to be madness, 1and his end to be without honour; But now he is numbered among the Children of God, and his lot is among the Saints.
I must tell you, that what low thoughts soever any of you now may have of holy persons, and holy practices, yet when you come to look Death in the face, and enter into your unchangeable estates, a little of their grace and godliness will be of more worth in your esteems then the whole World. Though the Saint be markt for a fool in the Worlds Calender at this day, and the prosperous Sinner counted the wisest person; yet when the eyes of sinners bodies are closed, the eyes of their souls will be opened; and then, O then, they will see and say according to that Apocryphal place which will be found Canonical for the matter of it, We Fools counted his life to be madness, 1and his end to be without honour; But now he is numbred among the Children of God, and his lot is among the Saints.
- 1Wisdom 5. 4, 5.
The Subject of this Tractate is partly, The true way to ⟨image 10⟩dye well; which I am sure is of infinite concernment to your immortal souls, and such a Lesson, that if it be not learned you are lost for ever.