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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.
Now God holdeth the Candle of his Word to thee, and instead of working, thou playest; instead of working out thy own salvation, instead of working the works of him that sent thee into the world, thou playest the fool, the drunkard, the beast, the hypocrite, the Atheist; well, thou shalt go into utter darkness, where those lights which thou now enjoyest, will never shine.
Now God holdeth the Candle of his Word to thee, and instead of working, thou playest; instead of working out thy own salvation, instead of working the works of him that sent thee into the world, thou playest the fool, the drunkard, the beast, the hypocrite, the Atheist; wel, thou shalt go into utter darknesse, where those lights which thou now enjoyest, will never shine.
Plutarch observeth of Hannibal, he might ⟨p. 78⟩once have taken Rome, and would not; afterwards he would and could not; now God offereth thee heaven, thou choosest earth, and notwithstanding he assureth thee, that now is the only acceptable time, now is the only day of salvation, yet thou wilt not hear when he calleth; I tell thee, the day is near, when thou wouldst, but God will not; when thou shalt call, but he will not hear, and then thou shalt find no place for repentance, though Esau like, thou seek it carefully with tears; When once thy particular judgement is passed, 'twill be in vain to beg a Psalm of mercy.
Plutarch observeth of Hannibal, he might ⟨p. 78⟩once have taken Rome, and would not; afterwards he would and could not; now God offereth thee heaven, thou choosest earth, and notwithstanding he assureth thee, that now is the only acceptable time, now is the only day of salvation, yet thou wilt not hear when he calleth; I tel thee, the day is near, when thou wouldst, but God wil not; when thou shalt call, but he wil not hear, and then thou shalt find no place for repentance, though Esau like, thou seek it carefully with tears; When once thy particular judgement is pass'd, 'twil be in vain to beg a Psalm of mercy.