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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.
In the first, observe first, the carriage of the common route in several Expressions, from the fifth, to the end of the seven verse; and Secondly, the holy demeanour of blessed Noah in the eight and nine verses, But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, Noah was a just man and perfect in his generation and walked with God. Noah in that wicked time and place, and amongst ⟨p. 3⟩a wicked people, was an holy and righteous man, saith the Text.
In the first, observe first, the carriage of the common route in severall Expressions, from the fift, to the end of the seven verse; and Secondly, the holy demeanour of blessed Noah in the eight and nine verses, But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, Noah was a just man and perfect in his generation and walked with God. Noah in that wicked time and place, and amongst ⟨p. 3⟩a wicked people, was an holy and righteous man, saith the Text.
Touching the carriage and behaviour of wicked men, observe the heinousness of their sins in those unreasonable and unlawful lusts and abominable actions against the light of Nature and the law of God; saith the text before, the sons of God saw the Daughters of men that they were fair, and they took them wives of all which they chose. As who should say, they cared not whether they pleased God or not, they are resolved to please themselves, their own filthy appetites and humours.
Touching the carriage and behaviour of wicked men, observe the hainousnesse of their sinnes in those unreasonable and unlawfull lusts and abhominable actions against the light of Nature and the law of God; saith the text before, the sonnes of God saw the Daughters of men that they were faire, and they took them wives of all which they chose. As who should say, they cared not whether they pleased God or not, they are resolved to please themselves, their owne filthy appetites and humours.