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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
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.
101. Epictetus complained that there were many who would be Philosophers as far as a few good words would go, but were nothing for practise.
101. Epictetus complain'd that there were many who would be Philosophers as far as a few good words would goe, but were nothing for practise.
Such as say well and do well are to be embraced, said Aristotle, but their very profession is to be suspected who back it not by a suitable practice. 'Tis not names, but things, not words, but works. What pity 'tis to conjoin drunkard or swearer, or proud or covetous ⟨p. 219⟩with Christian; when the drunkard goes to hell, what will then become of the Christian? men join what God hath separated, and God will separate what men hath joined. 'Tis no less an abomination to put a good name upon a bad man, then to put a bad name upon a good man.
Such as say well and doe well are to be imbraced, said Aristotle, but their very profession is to be suspected who back it not by a sutable practice. 'Tis not names, but things, not words, but works. What pity 'tis to conjoyne drunkard or swearer, or proud or covetous ⟨p. 219⟩with Christian; when the drunkard goes to hell, what will then become of the Christian? men joyne what God hath separated, and God will separate what men hath joyn'd. 'Tis no lesse an abomination to put a good name upon a bad man, then to put a bad name upon a good man.
102. It's storied of Caesar, that he never said to his soldiers ite, go on, but venite, come on, or follow me. Christ gives his people no command to obey, but he shows them the way, follow me, is his word of command.