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Men are gods, or, The dignity of magistracy, and the duty of the magistrate…
Men are gods, or, The dignity of magistracy, and the duty of the magistrate as it was presented in a sermon at the assize holden at Hertford for that county on August 2, 1653 / by George Swinnocke ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1660
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.
O look therefore, and make sure of true holiness, of the power of godliness; for the fire of that day will discover whether you are dross or gold: look that the rule by which you walk be right, even the Word of God, for by that you shall be judged for your eternal life or death, John. 12.36.
Ah how exactly shouldst thou live, that must be tried for thine endless estate by so strict a law!
Ah how exactly shouldst thou live, that must be tryed for thine endless estate by so strict a law!
How diligently shouldst thou keep thy heart, knowing that God will judge the secrets of thy heart! Rom. 2.16. How carefully shouldst thou keep the door of thy lips, considering that of every (not only swearing or cursing, but) idle word which thou shalt speak, thou shalt give an account at the day of Christ! Matth. 12.35. How wary shouldst thou be in all thy deeds, believing that thou shalt appear at the Judgement Seat of Christ to give an account of every thing done in the body of flesh, whether it be good, or whether it be evil! 2 Cor. 5.10. So think, so speak, so act, as one that must be judged for all at the great day of Christ.