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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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2. Glorify God with thy life, 1live his praise; hath God taught thee? If thou wouldst glorify God, go and put all the Lessons which thou hast learned into print; show ⟨p. 246⟩forth the graces of him that hath called thee out of darkness into his marvellous light; 2print them in such a legible character, that who so runs may read: Lip-praise is good, but life-praise is better; He that offers me praise glorifieth me, and to him that ORDERETH HIS CONVERSATION ARIGHT will I show the Salvation of God: 3It is good to speak so, 4that men may see; that standers by may be Gods witnesses and yours, that you are taught of God; and say, Lo what hath God wrought? how holily, and humbly, and fruitfully, and self-denyingly do these servants of God walk since they came out of tribulation? Live so, that you may take off the scandal of the Cross of Christ, and bring men into love with a suffering condition: 5Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven; *that you may be a little Heaven-sparkling with bright stars of divine graces, as it was said of Joseph.
2. Glorifie God with thy life, 1live his praise; hath God taught thee? If thou wouldst glorifie God, go and put all the Lessons which thou hast learned into print; shew ⟨p. 246⟩forth the graces of him that hath called thee out of darkness into his marvelous light; 2