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The saints guide, in three treatises
The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercy, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnal mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England.The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercie, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnall mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England.
London: printed for John Stafford over against Brids Church, 1645
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Quest. Secondly, How doth a carnal man hinder the powerful working of this word, that is may not prevail with his soul, the word would have the Soul, but the Soul will have its sins: And its opposition against the truth doth ⟨p. 111⟩appear in these four particulars.
Quest. Secondly, How doth a carnall man hinder the powerfull working of this word, that is may not prevaile with his soule, the word would have the Soule, but the Soule will have its sinnes: And its opposition against the truth doth ⟨p. 111⟩appeare in these foure particulars.
Answ. 1. First, a carnal heart is marvellous unwilling, and altogether indisposed to listen to the Truth of God, so as to be instructed therein, and examine himself thereby, it is tedious to flesh and blood to wait upon the truth, it is not willing to know its duty, to know what the word saith in such, and such cases, least it should pull some of his sweet morsels from betwixt his teeth, cut off his right hand, pull out his right eye, some bosom sins that are as near and dear unto him as either of them, therefore he is willing to be a stranger to the Truth of God, and though Manna from Heaven lieth at his door, yet he will not step ⟨p. 112⟩out to gather it in, men naturally stop their ears against the truth Isaiah 30.10. They say to the Seers see not, and to the Prophets prophesy not right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits; Get thee out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the holy one of Israel to cease from before us: So Job. 21.14. They say also unto God depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways; They desire nothing more then to be exempt from all subjection unto God, that in