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Elijah's abatementEliah's abatement
Elijah's abatement: or, Corruption in the saints. Discovered and distinguished in a sermon, preached at Chatham in Kent, at the Funeral of that faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Gaulter Roswell, M.a. late preacher there. / By Tho. Case, M.A. and rector of Giles in the Fields.Eliah's abatement: or, Corruption in the saints. Discovered and distinguished in a sermon, preached at Chatham in Kent, at the Funeral of that faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Gaulter Roswell, M.a. late preacher there. / By Tho. Case, M.A. and rector of Giles in the Fields.
London: printed by E.T. for Luke Fawn, 1658
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Partly and especially, because the proud world will not bear it: behold they will hardly suffer the touch of the softest and tenderest hand, (do but touch these mountains and they will smoke;) how much less will they bear it, if ye smite them with a rod of reproof, as Moses did the Rock, with an hear ye Rebels? they will not endure oil to be dropped into their wounds; how will they endure the bitter Corrosive?
Partly and especially, because the proud world will not bear it: behold they will hardly suffer the touch of the softest and tenderest hand, (do but touch these mountains and they will smoke;) how much lesse will they bear it, if ye smite them with a rod of reproof, as Moses did the Rock, with an hear ye Rebels? they will not endure oyle to be dropt into their wounds; how will they endure the bitter Corrasive?
In all these respects the Saints of God had need to watch over their passions; anger is not always so just and righteous as it seemeth to be; we know not of what spirit we are: As the world is ready to call zeal passion; so we are very prone to call our passion zeal too often: and therefore it is not to be trusted without much holy care & jealousy over our spirits, ⟨p. 114⟩lest our good be evil spoken of.
In all these respects the Saints of God had need to watch over their passions; anger is not always so just and righteous as it seemeth to be; we know not of what spirit we are: As the world is ready to call zeal passion; so we are very prone to call our passion zeal too often: and therefore it is not to be trusted without much holy care & jealousie over our spirits, ⟨p. 114⟩lest our goud be evill spoken of.