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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.
The corruptions of the heart, the secret and unknown, and esteemed little disorders of heart and life, especially (the fountain of all mischiefs) the filthy stinking guzzle of Original sin, the hypocrite laments not, bewaileth not, confesseth not with sorrow and anguish of heart to God or man; but alone if he fall into some gross notable crime, he is much troubled and grieved for it, and sometimes very sorrowful in confessing it. But the Christian man can find out more hidden corruptions, and acknowledge and bewail them, and feel the burden of less grievous crimes, yea of things by the most, esteemed no sins; and for them can shame and blame, and condemn himself before God. So the one washeth his heart (as I said before), the other his hands only,1 at the best.
The corruptions of the heart, the secret and vnknowne, and esteemed little disorders of heart and life, especially (the fountaine of all mischiefes) the filthy stinking guzzle of Originall sinne, the hypocrite laments not, bewaileth not, confesseth not with sorrow and anguish of heart to God or man; but alone if hee fall into some grosse notable crime, hee is much troubled and grieued for it, and sometimes very sorrowfull in confessing it. But the Christian man can find out more hidden corruptions, and acknowledge and bewaile them, and feele the burden of lesse grieuous crimes, yea of things by the most, esteemed no sinnes; and for them can shame and blame, and condemne himselfe before God. So the one washeth his heart (as I said before), the other his hands only,1 at the best.
- 1The hypocrites sorrow and confession comes but by fits, the true Christians is ordinary and usual.The hypocrites sorrow and confession comes but by fits, the true Christians is ordinary and vsuall.
Again, the confession of the hypocrite and his sorrow comes but by fits and starts, sometimes, now and then, once or twice, and use it not. Seldom have you Pharaoh and Saul saying, We have