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Canaan's flowings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of…Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of…
Canaan's flowings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1653
CANAANS Flowings: OR, More Milk and Honey. BEING Another Collation… › Century 2: The second Century.
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.
155. Many men do by their Religion as Tradesmen do by recreation; never go about it, but when they have nothing else to do; give God that time which they know not how else to bestow. Men put off God with any thing, yea with nothing. Offer it to thy Prince, and will he accept it? we give him but the dregs, when the spirit is his due; we would not be served as we serve him: we would have God give us the best, and we ⟨p. 39⟩(alas!) we give him the worst. How unjust is this! Lord, I have nothing good enough for thee; my best is too bad, mine all is too little; such as I am and have, I give unto thee; the Lord accept it.
155. Many men doe by their Religion as Tradesmen doe by recreation; never goe about it, but when they have nothing else to do; give God that time which they know not how else to bestow. Men put off God with any thing, yea with nothing. Offer it to thy Prince, and wil he accept it? we give him but the dregs, when the spirit is his due; we would not be served as we serve him: we would have God give us the best, and we ⟨p. 39⟩(alas!) we give him the worst. How unjust is this! Lord, I have nothing good enough for thee; my best is too bad, mine all is too little; such as I am and have, I give unto thee; the Lord accept it.
156. 'Tis little less then a wonder, how some persons can be so wicked in good families, and how others can be so good in wicked families.
156. 'Tis little lesse then a wonder, how some persons can be so wicked in good families, and how others can be so good in wicked families.