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Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an…
Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an exhortation with motives, means and directions to be speedy and serious about the work of conversion. By George Swinnocke M.A. sometime fellow of Balliol College in Oxford, and now preacher of the Gospel at Rickmersworth in Hertfordshire.Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an exhortation with motives, means and directions to be speedy and serious about the work of conversion. By George Swinnocke M.A. sometime fellow of Baliol Colledge in Oxford, and now preacher of the Gospel at Rickmersworth in Hertfordshire.
London: printed by E.M. for Tho. Parkhurst, 1659
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.
Thou mayest say to all the fore-mentioned delights of riches, relations, honours, and pleasures, and what ever it is which thou foolishly rejoicest in, as Charles the fifth, Emperor of Germany (whom the world counted most happy) did to his trophies, treasures and things of the like nature, A bite hinc, A bite long, Be gone▪ get you far out of my sight. Be assured that as a false harlot leaves her lovers, whe• they are arrested for debt, and followeth other customers: so this painted strumpet this deceitful world that now layeth open her fair breasts, to allure thee to go a who• ring after her, and commit spiritual fornication with her, when death shall arre• thee by a Writ from heaven, will wholl• forsake thee, and follow them that survive now what a loss will this be?
Thou mayest say to all the fore-mentioned delights of riches, relations, honours, and pleasures, and what ever it is which thou foolishly rejoycest in, as Charles the fifth, Emperor of Germany (whom the world counted most happy) did to his trophies, treasures and things of the like nature, A bite hinc, A bite longe, Be gone▪ get you farre out of my sight. Be assured that as a false harlot leaves her lovers, whe• they are arrested for debt, and followeth other customers: so this painted strumpe• this deceitful world that now layeth ope• her fair breasts, to allure thee to go a who• ring after her, and commit spiritual fornication with her, when death shall arre• thee by a Writ from heaven, will wholl• forsake thee, and follow them that survive now what a losse will this be?