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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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4. As oft as we find any motion of this sin to stir, and show it self in us, it will be convenient, not only to with-hold our consent, but withal to exercise some act of contrary holiness: As suppose Desire of revenge be the sin, which stirreth up our blood, and boileth within us, we must not only forbear to avenge our selves, but also bend our selves to pray for him that hath offended us; and if he hunger, to feed him, if he thirst, to give him drink.
4. As oft as we finde any motion of this sin to stir, and shew it self in us, it will be convenient, not onely to with-hold our consent, but withal to exercise some act of contrary holiness: As suppose Desire of revenge be the sin, which stirreth up our blood, and boileth within us, we must not onely forbear to avenge our selves, but also bend our selves to pray for him that hath offended us; and if he hunger, to feed him, if he thirst, to give him drink.
5. Settle we in our selves a purpose of heart to forbear it for time to come: In undertaking of which purpose, it will be expedient to set our selves some short space of time, in which we may force our selves to the forbearance of it, as for a day, or a month, or the like; and when the prefixed time is come, we should then question our selves, How well we have performed? or how, or wherein we have failed? and then begin a new purpose, and prescribe our selves a like time, for shunning of the same sin; and so on from time to time, till we have gotten a full victory.
5. Settle we in our selves a purpose of heart to forbear it for time to come: In undertaking of which purpose, it will be expedient to set our selves some short space of time, in which we may force our selves to the forbearance of it, as for a day, or a moneth, or the like; and when the prefixed time is come, we should then question our selves, How well we have performed? or how, or wherein we have failed? and then begin a new purpose, and prescribe our selves a like time, for shunning of the same sin; and so on from time to time, till we have gotten a full victory.