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Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions
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.
London: printed by J.M. for Luke Fawn, 1652London: printed by J.M. for Luke Favvn, 1652
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Ninthly, 1Take notice from hence, what unteachable creatures we are by nature, who will not set our hearts to receive Instruction till we be whipped to it by the rod of correction, and hardly then neither: unless God multiply stripes, it is not multiplying of precepts that will do us good; there must be stripe upon stripe, and affliction upon affliction, ⟨p. 213⟩as well as line upon line, and precept upon precept, or else it is in vain: we are so brutish, with Ephraim, that we make God spends his rods upon us; and when all is done, God must turn us by main strength, or else our folly will not depart from us. This is a lamentation, and should be for a lamentation: We would say, that were a very bad child that will be taught no longer then the rod is upon his back! such are we; we are so indocible that we put God to it, as it were to study what methods and courses to take with us. How shall I do for the Daughter of my people? 2I will melt them and try them, &c. Well, let us judg our selves, and justify God.
Ninthly, 1Take notice from hence, what unteachable creatures we are by nature, who will not set our hearts to receive Instruction till we be whipt to it by the rod of correction, and hardly then neither: unless God multiply stripes, it is not multiplying of precepts that will do us good; there must be stripe upon stripe, and affliction upon affliction, ⟨p. 213⟩as well as line upon line, and precept upon precept, or else it is in vain: we are so brutish, with Ephraim, that we make God spends his rods upon us; and when all is done, God must turn us by main strength, or else our folly will not depart from us. This is a lamentation, and should be for a lamentation: We would say, that were a very bad child that will be taught no longer then the rod is upon his back! such are we; we are so indocible that we put God to it, as it were to study what methods and courses to take with us. How shall I do for the Daughter of my people? 2