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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.
Use 2 Behold from hence the condemnation of the wicked to be marvellous just, they ⟨p. 60⟩have their own desires as deserts; they are damned, because they will be damned; perish, because they will perish. It is strange to observe the madness of men to strive to go down to hell: they take Post-horse to everlastlasting destruction, strive who shall go first. They strive who shall be most vain, malicious, gainsay the truth, oppose God and goodness; well, the Lord hath striven with you, and you have striven against him, and ye will go to hell, and then that patience that hath striven with you will stop every one of your mouths, when the body shall lie down in the dust, and the soul be roaring in the bottomless pit. Now ye have your own desires, ⟨p. 61⟩you have worn your own Garland; ye would be proud and stubborn, loose and profane contemning all means of Reformation: now ye have your belly full of sinning, Prov. 30.31. The Lord will satisfy them with their own ways, and fill them full of their own devices. As who should say, ye shall have your own hearts content, ye would have none of his Counsel, ye despised all his reproof, and ye will despise the word, oppose the Minister, scorn God to his face, despite his Spirit, resist the work of the Lord, shift, put off, and put back the Authority of the truth, and the power of grace; well, when ye are full low in the bottomless pit, then ye shall ⟨p. 64⟩have elbow room enough, liberty and time to be full of all evil, for ever to sin against, and blaspheme God for ever, and just will God be in his Judgments.
Ʋse 2 Behold from hence the condemnation of the wicked to be marvellous just, they ⟨p. 60⟩have their owne desires as deserts; they are damned, because they will be damned; perish, because they will perish. It is strange to observe the madnes of men to strive to goe downe to hell: they take Post-horse to everlastlasting destruction, strive who shall goe first. They strive who shall be most vaine, malicious, gainsay the truth, oppose God and goodnesse; well, the Lord hath striven with you, and you have striven against him, and ye will goe to hell, and then that patience that hath striven with you will stop every one of your mouthes, when the body shall lie downe in the dust, and the soule be roareing in the bottomlesse pit. Now ye have your owne desires,