A75287:1106
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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5. That true faith esteems all such slanders as the most honourable badges of innocency that possibly can be. If mine adversary should write a b•ok against me, 1surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. I rejoice (said Luther) that Satan so rages and blasphemes, it is likely that I do him and his Kingdom the more mischief. And they that reproach me (said Austin) do against their wills increase mine honour both with God and good men. The more the dirty feet of men tread and rub on the figure graven in gold, the more lustre they give it: so the more causeless aspersions the wicked cast on the godly, the more bright do they rub their glory. And hence was that choice of Moses, rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, 2then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season: esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt.
5. That true faith esteems all such slanders as the most honorable badges of innocency that possibly can be. If mine adversary should write a b•ok against me, 1surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and binde it as a crown to me. I rejoyce (said Luther) that Satan so rages and blasphemes, it is likely that I do him and his Kingdom the more mischief. And they that reproach me (said Austin) do against their wills increase mine honor both with God and good men. The more the dirty feet of men tread and rub on the figure graven in gold, the more lustre they give it: so the more causless aspersions the wicked cast on the godly, the more bright do they rub their glory. And hence was that choyce of Moses, rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, 2then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season: esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt.