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A warning to back-sliders, or, A discovery for the recovery of fallen ones delivered…
A warning to back-sliders, or, A discovery for the recovery of fallen ones delivered in a sermon at Pauls, before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the city of London / Ralph Venning.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for John Rothwel, 1654
A WARNING TO BACKSLIDERS, OR A Discovery for the Recovery of Fallen… › The first is this,
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.
But to beseech every one to remember whence ye are fallen, for we are all fallen short of the glory of God. And here we might take an occasion to look as far back as Paradise, and to view that innocent state wherein man once stood, and there also to take an account ⟨p. 29⟩how well it was with man then, when he stood before God, having no clothing but his innocency; and therefore needed not to be ashamed though naked; no sin, no shame.
But to beseech every one to remember whence ye are fallen, for we are all fallen short of the glory of God. And here we might take an occasion to look as farre back as Paradise, and to view that innocent state wherein man once stood, and there also to take an account ⟨p. 29⟩how well it was with man then, when he stood before God, having no clothing but his innocency; and therefore needed not to be ashamed though naked; no sin, no shame.
Certainly, my beloved, it is not with us, alas, it is not with us, our blushing tells us that it is not with us, as when we came out of the hands of God; Our fear also tells us, that it is not with us, as when God made us; if God should come to us, as he did to Adam, and say, Adam, where art thou? where art thou, O man? I am afraid, that he would find (as well as make) us afraid; he would find us running behind the trees of the garden to shelter our selves, and say, I heard thy voice, and was afraid.
Certainly, my beloved, it is not with us, alas, it is not with us, our blushing tells us that it is not with us, as when we came out of the hands of God; Our feare also tells us, that it is not with us, as when God made us; if God should come to us, as he did to Adam, and say, Adam, where art thou? where art thou, O man? I am afraid, that he would finde (as well as make) us afraid; he would finde us running behinde the trees of the garden to shelter our selves, and say, I heard thy voice, and was afraid.