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A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farewell sermon preached at…A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farwel sermon preached at…
A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farewell sermon preached at Stephens Walbrook, London, August 17, 1662 / by Mr. Tho. Watson.A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farwel sermon preached at Stephens VValbrook, London, August 17, 1662 / by Mr. Tho. VVatson.
London printed : s.n., 1662
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Direct. 6. As you love your souls, be not strangers ⟨p. 10⟩to your selves; be much and often in the work of self examination, among all the books you read, turn over the book of your own heart; look into the book of Conscience, and see what is written there, Psal. 77. 6. I commune with my own heart, set up a judgement seat in your own souls, examine whether you have grace or no, prove whither you are in the faith; be as much afraid of painted holiness, as you would be of going to a painted Heaven. Do not think your selves good, because others think so; let the Word be the touch-stone by which you try your hearts; let the Word be the looking glass by which you judge the complexion. Of your souls for want of sincerity many that have lived known to others, have dyed unknown to themselves.
Direct. 6. As you love your souls, be not strangers ⟨p. 10⟩to your selves; be much and often in the work of self examination, among all the books you read, turn over the book of your own heart; look into the book of Conscience, and see what is written there, Psal. 77. 6. I commune with my own heart, set up a judgement seat in your own souls, examine whether you have grace or no, prove whither you are in the faith; be as much affraid of painted holiness, as you would be of going to a painted Heaven. Do not think your selves good, because others think so; let the Word be the touch-stone by which you try your hearts; let the Word be the looking glass by which you judge the complexion. Of your souls for want of sincerity many that have lived known to others, have dyed unknown to themselves.
Direct. 7. Keep your spiritual watch, Mark 13. 37. I say unto all watch, If it were the last word I were to speak, it should be this, Watch, O what need have Christians to be upon their watch, the heart is subtle, it will be stealing out unto vanity, and if we be not careful it will decoy us into sin, we have a special eye on such persons as we do suspect, thy heart is a very suspicious piece, have thy eye still upon it, watch it continually, for it is a bosom Traitor; Job set a watch before his eyes,