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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.
Do not say as sometimes I have heard of thee, that thou canst not spare time for these duties, thy family is great, and thou canst not get them altogether, thy business is great, and a little time spent this ⟨image 23⟩way, may wrong thee; I answer thee, Canst thou get all thy family together twice a day to set meals for their bodies, and canst thou not get them together twice a day for set meals (family duties) for their souls? 2. What greater or weightier business canst thou have, then the working out the salvation of thy own, and the souls committed to thy charge? are not the most important affairs thou canst possibly deal about, but toys and trifles to this? 3. Was not Davids family greater then thine, and his occasions weightier? and yet he could find time (though a King) for family duties, Psal. 101.9. He and his Queen did both instruct their child in the things of God, 1 Chron. 28.9. Pro. 4.3. to 10. Pro. 31. If thou art poor, and sayest thou art to provide for thy family, see an answer to that in this book, pag. 187.188.189. Though God will give you both another manner of answer to your foolish pretences, when ye appear at the judgement seat of Christ.
Do not say as sometimes I have heard of thee, that thou canst not spare time for these duties, thy family is great, and thou canst not get them altogether, thy business is great, and a little time spent this ⟨image 23⟩way, may wrong thee; I answer thee, Canst thou get all thy family together twice a day to set meals for their bodies, and canst thou not get them together twice a day for set meals (family duties) for their souls? 2. What greater or weighter business canst thou have, then the working out the salvation of thy own, and the souls committed to thy charge? are not the most important affairs thou canst possibly deal about, but toys and trifles to this? 3. Was not Davids family greater then thine, and his occasions weighter? and yet he could find time (though a King) for family duties, Psal. 101.9. He and his Queen did both instruct their child in the things of God,