A85487:174
The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of…
The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a public fast, 29. June, 1642. By William Gouge.The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a publick fast, 29. Iune, 1642. By William Gouge.
London: printed by G. M. for Joshua Kirton, 1642
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2. Their own manifold infirmities by reason of the flesh which they carry about them. They are (to use the woman of Tekoah's phrase) as water spilt upon the ground, 1which cannot be gathered up again: or to use a more pertinent comparison, They are as ⟨p. 32⟩a Vine full of most sweet and useful fruit, yet so weak, as it cannot stand of it self, without a frame, or some other support to bear it up. The weakness of Saints makes them seek for a strong support: which they know God to be.
2. Their owne manifold infirmities by reason of the flesh which they carry about them. They are (to use the woman of Tekoahs phrase) as water spilt upon the ground, 1which cannot be gathered up again: or to use a more pertinent comparison, They are as ⟨p. 32⟩a Vine full of most sweet and usefull fruit, yet so weake, as it cannot stand of it self, without a frame, or some other support to beare it up. The weakenesse of Saints makes them seek for a strong support: which they know God to be.
3. The impotency and disability of any creature to help and support them.1 All creatures are as reeds, weak, brittle, full of teeth: if they be leaned upon they will soon break and tear the flesh of such as lean upon them. So as it is not only unuseful and in vain, but also dangerous and damageable to rest on mere creatures for a support.