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Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of…
Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of young men, the one Decemb. 25, 1666, the other Decemb. 25, 1667 / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
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.
To overcome this prejudice of the wicked one, know,
1. In reference to Estate, which you may lose, if you should lose Estate (which you ought to reckon upon) in the way of God, 1. Possibly you may not keep your Estate in a way of sin; some lusts may be as expensive to you as others Consciences are unto them; and if 2. You have less of the world, you may not have the less comfort; if the stream fail, you may fetch comfort from the Fountain. 3. None can take away the treasure of grace in your heart, nor deprive you of the treasure of glo•y in heaven, and whatever you lose of wealth for Christs sake, will have an abundant recompense in that which is of an higher nature.
1. In reference to Estate, which you may lose, if you should lose Estate (which you ought to reckon upon) in the way of God, 1. Possibly you may not keep your Estate in a way of sin; some lusts may be as expensive to you as others Consciences are unto them; and if 2. You have less of the world, you may not have the less comfort; if the stream fail, you may fetch comfort from the Fountain. 3. None can take away the treasure of grace in your heart, nor deprive you of the treasure of glo•y in heaven, and whatever you lose of wealth for Christs sake, will have an abundant recompence in that which is of an higher nature.
2. In reference to Liberty; 1. That though men may cast your Bodies into a Prison on Earth, yet they cannot cast your Souls into the Prison of Hell. 2. Though they may take away your civil liberty, yet they cannot take away your spiritual liberty and ⟨p. 75⟩