A81235:138

Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions

Name: Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions
Author: Thomas Case

Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions: first conceived by way of private meditations: afterward digested into certain sermons, preached at Aldermanbury. And now published for the help and comfort of humble suffering Christians. By Tho. Case, M.A. sometimes student of Ch. Ch. Oxon. now preacher of the Gospel in London.Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions: first conceived by way of private meditations: afterward digested into certain sermons, preach'd at Aldermanbury. And now published for the help and comfort of humble suffering Christians. By Tho. Case, M.A. sometimes student of Ch. Ch. Oxon. now preacher of the Gospel in London.

Thomas Case 1598–1682London: printed by J.M. for Luke Fawn, 1652London: printed by J.M. for Luke Favvn, 1652

[12], 287, [1] p. · 51k words · Wing C824 · ESTC R209098

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[Greek or Hebrew]. Correction, Instruction. THE Rod, and the Word.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Correction, Instruction. THE Rod, and the Word.

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.

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:135p. 116¶2

2. In this glass God represents sin to their view, as an evil in it self: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter; that sin doth not only bring evil, but is evil; it is an evil thing: not only that it works bitterness, but is bitterness, it is a bitter thing: it hath a bitter root, as well as it brings forth bitter fruits: God leads the sinner by affliction to take notice not only what sin doth; but what sin is. It is evil. Yea,

:136p. 116–117¶3

3. That it is a pure unmixed evil: ⟨p. 117⟩It is an evil thing, the whole being of sin is evil: In the evil of affliction there is some good, for it hath God for the Author. Is there an evil in the City and the Lord hath not done it? ¹And it hath good for its end: all things shall work together for good, to them that love God. It is good for me saith David, that I have been afflicted: But now sin is a simple uncompounded evil, ²for it hath the Devil for the Author, he that committeth sin is of the Devil: and death for its end, the wages of sin is death: death in its vastest comprehension, sin is evil all over.

3. That it is a pure unmixt evil: ⟨p. 117⟩It is an evil thing, the whole being of sin is evil: In the evil of affliction there is some good, for it hath God for the Author. Is there an evil in the City and the Lord hath not done it? ¹And it hath good for its end: all things shall work together for good, to them that love God. It is good for me saith David, that I have been afflicted: But now sin is a simple uncompounded evil,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Thomas Case 1598–1682

Place

London

Printer

J.M.

Bookseller

Luke FawnLuke Favvn

Year

1652

Size

[12], 287, [1] p.

Words

51,196

Catalogue

Wing C824 · ESTC R209098

Text

EEBO-TCP A81235

Passages

314

Sections

Title page

Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions

I come to the second thing; namely, The Nature or properties of divine teaching.¹

Now this teaching hath a sixfold property.

The author

Transcription key

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

I come to the second thing; namely, The Nature or properties of divine teaching.1

Now this teaching hath a sixfold property.

The author

Transcription key

I come to the second thing; namely, The Nature or properties of divine teaching.¹