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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
Dedication: TO THE WORSHIPFUL And my esteemed Friend RICHARD BERESFORD Esquire, Justice of the Peac…
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Your Office calleth upon you to be zealous for God, as well as a pattern of piety to your neighbours.* Eccl. 7.16. Be not righteous overmuch, is the voice of carnal and corrupt reason, which ⟨image 6⟩inciteth to an indifferency in good courses, and politic forbearance of forwardness in piety. Such is the judgement of carnal policy, that our very duty is but overmuch and needless preciseness. Moderation is commendable in all things but Religion, because therein there can be no excess. The lukewarm temper is of all others most loathsome to the Divine Nature, Rev, 3.16. You should not think it below you, to be diligent in finding out, and strict in punishing those that would debase God, by the breach of his Laws, profanation of his day, and abuse of his Creatures. To serve the Lord is your greatest honour. Jesus Christ humbled himself more for you: or O how low had you been laid long ere this!
Your Office calleth upon you to be zealous for God, as well as a pattern of piety to your neighbors.* Eccl. 7.16. Be not righteous overmuch, is the voice of carnal and corrupt reason, which ⟨image 6⟩inciteth to an indifferencie in good courses, and politick forbearance of forwardness in pietie. Such is the judgement of carnal policie, that our verie dutie is but overmuch and needless precisenesse. Moderation is commendable in all things but Religion, because therein there can be no excesse. The lukewarm temper is of all others most loathsome to the Divine Nature, Rev, 3.16. You should not think it below you, to be diligent in finding out, and strict in punishing those that would debase God, by the breach of his Laws, prophanation of his day, and abuse of his Creatures. To serve the Lord is your greatest honour. Jesus Christ humbled himself more for you: or O how low had you been laid long ere this!
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