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Gods husbandry
Gods husbandry: the first part. Tending to show the difference betwixt the hypocrite and the true-hearted Christian. As it was delivered in certain sermons, and is now published by William Whately, preacher of the Word of God in Banbury in OxfordshireGods husbandry: the first part. Tending to shew the difference betwixt the hypocrite and the true-hearted Christian. As it was deliuered in certaine sermons, and is now published by William Whately, preacher of the Word of God in Banbury in Oxfordsheire
London: printed by Bernard Alsop and Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1622
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.
His eyes in every place behold the evil and the good, and he is most fearful and terrible to the sinner, and even far more burning then any consuming fire. Put thy self therefore in mind frequently, of his all-searching eye, all-hearing ear, almighty hand, and every-where-present presence. Say with David, Lord, whither shall I go out of thy presence? ⟨p. 58⟩And thou compassest my path, and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. He that will thus set his mind on work, often to muse of Gods excellencies, shall find the candle of the knowledge of God to be lighted up within his soul. And as a thief endureth not the light, and therefore if a candle be tinded, he flies: so this sly thief of hypocrisy will be gone, if we set up and renew this burning lamp of knowledge within us. Wherefore gather together such worthy texts of Scripture, as tend to set forth God unto us, and bestow much time in pondering of them, and telling thine heart how true they be, and most inconceivably great and good he is that hath in them discovered but his back parts unto thee; and thou shalt soon find, that the beams of this Sun will dispel the fogs of guile within thee.1
His eyes in euery place behold the euill and the good, and he is most fearefull and terrible to the sinner, and euen farre more burning then any consuming fire. Put thy selfe therefore in mind frequently, of his all-searching eye, all-hearing eare, almighty hand, and euery-where-present presence. Say with Dauid, Lord, whither shall I goe out of thy presence? ⟨p. 58⟩And thou compassest my path, and my lying downe, and art acquainted with all my wayes. He that will thus set his mind on worke, often to muze of Gods excellencies, shall finde the candle of the knowledge of God to bee lighted vp within his soule. And as a theefe endureth not the light, and therefore if a candle be tinded, he flies: so this slie theefe of hypocrisie will bee gone, if we set vp and renew this burning lampe of knowledge within vs. Wherefore gather together such worthy texts of Scripture, as tend to set foorth God vnto vs, and bestow much time in pondering of them, and telling thine heart how true they bee, and most inconceiueably great and good hee is that hath in them discouered but his backe parts vnto thee; and thou shalt soone finde, that the beames of this Sunne will dispell the fogs of guile within thee.