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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.
for whatsoever is more is evil) of repeating others oaths, of speaking irreverently of the great God and his word, of wishing evil on any man; for the command is, Bless them that curse, Mat. 5.44. let no evil communication proceed out of thy lips, ⟨image 25⟩[…] ⟨image 25⟩[…] ⟨image 26⟩but let thy speech be seasoned with grace, that it may administer good, and be exemplary to the hearers. Look well to thy works, that they be agreeable to the word of God. In thy Religious performances especially manifest all reverence, fervency, & seriousness, that thy children and servants may see that thou art in earnest about soul-affairs; about eternity-concernments; thou little knowest how profitable such a pattern may be unto them. Do thy utmost, use all means commanded thee to save thy self and them that dwell with thee. Be confident that shortly Christ will say to thee as Elijah to David, With whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? What is become of the children and servants which I entrusted thee with? will it be enough thinkest thou for thee then to answer, Lord, For my children, I brought them up without any charge to the Parish; or Lord, I bred them Gentlemen; or I put them out to trades, or I left them competent estates. And for my servants, I paid them their wages, gave them their meat and drink, according to my agreement with them. When Christ shall reply (Man) what is become of their souls which I created capable of the ⟨image 26⟩immediate fruition of my self, which I redeemed with my precious blood? what shame will then cover thy face, and what horror fill thy heart, when the blood of their souls shall be required of thee! O therefore let Joshua's practice and resolution be thine, That thou and thy house will serve the Lord, Josh. 24.15.
for whatsoever is more is evil) of repeating others oathes, of speaking irreverently of the great God and his word, of wishing evil on any man; for the command is, Bless them that curse,