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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.
It is not possible to imagine, unless one do take experience of his own practice, how much the renewing of this holy anger against a mans self for sins past, will strengthen him against the same, and abate the power of those corruptions of his heart, which brake forth into such rebellion. Wherefore do thus often, many times, many score times in a day, put thy self in mind, as occasion shall offer it self, of thy former sins, with a rising of thy soul, against thy self, and with an ⟨p. 89⟩holy kind of sharpness and tartness, being even out of love and conceit with thy self, saying, Ah vile creature, how could I find in mine heart to do such things? would any man have thought it possible for any creature from whom all piety and reason both were not banished, to run out into such words, such deeds? and what is wanting to the length and largeness of these cogitations throughout the day, in regard of the interruptions of other affairs, that labour to supply by their oftenness, and by their earnest working within thee, closing still with a turning away of thy liking from them, and a wishing that thou hadst never so offended God.
It is not possible to imagine, vnlesse one doe take experience of his owne practice, how much the renewing of this holy anger against a mans selfe for sinnes past, will strengthen him against the same, and abate the power of those corruptions of his heart, which brake foorth into such rebellion. Wherefore doe thus often, many times, many score times in a day, put thy selfe in mind, as occasion shall offer it selfe, of thy former sinnes, with a rising of thy soule, against thy selfe, and with an ⟨p. 89⟩holy kind of sharpnesse and tartnesse, being euen out of loue and conceit with thy selfe, saying, Ah vile creature, how could I finde in mine heart to do such things? would any man haue thought it possible for any creature from whom all piety and reason both were not banished, to runne out into such words, such deeds? and what is wanting to the length and largenesse of these cogitations throughout the day, in regard of the interruptions of other affaires, that labour to supply by their oftennesse, and by their earnest working within thee, closing still with a turning away of thy liking from them, and a wishing that thou hadst neuer so offended God.