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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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First for Caution.
In the first place, Caut. 1 Take heed of abusing these instances of the Saints infirmities to lewd and wicked purposes, encouragements to sin. Say not in thine heart, why may not I be overtaken with wine as well as Noah? impatient as well as Job? commit adultery as well as David? be passionate as well as Elijah and Jonah, Prophets of God?
In the first place, Caut. 1 Take heed of abusing these instances of the Saints infirmities to lewd and wicked purposes, encouragements to sin. Say not in thine heart, why may not I be overtaken with wine as well as Noah? impatient as well as Job? commit adultery as well as David? be passionate as well as Elias and Jonah, Prophets of God?
Nay, but, oh man, who ever thou art, these failings & infirmities of the Saints were not left out in Scripture for encouragement, but for Caution: they are not our Land-marks, but our Sea-marks, our Fire-lights in this dark world, crying to us afar off (as it were) Take heed, here is a Quick-sand, there's a Rock; and, here David was like to suffer shipwreck, Job ran a ground, and Jonah was like to be cast away, & sic in coeteris. The Apostle tells us as much.