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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.
His body was drowned in the sea, and his soul is roaring in hell, unless God was more infinitely merciful then we can conceive: What became of proud Nebuchadnezzar ⟨p. 75⟩that exalted himself to the Heaven, he was brought as low as Hell, How doth God many times slay the drunkard, and cut off the sinner on a sudden? And good Lord what are become of their souls? Therefore let every man consider, no man can resist God and prosper, either thou must overcome God, or be confounded by him. Consider also, the longer ye stand out with God, the harder to agree the suite, and remember this ye strong ones.
His body was drowned in the sea, and his soule is roaring in hell, unlesse God was more infinitely mercifull then we can conceive: What became of proud Nebuchadnezar ⟨p. 75⟩that exalted himselfe to the Heaven, he was brought as low as Hell, How doth God many times slay the drunkard, and cut off the sinner on a suddaine? And good Lord what are become of their soules? Therefore let everie man consider, no man can resist God and prosper, either thou must overcome God, or be confounded by him. Consider also, the longer ye stand out with God, the harder to agree the suite, and remember this yee strong ones.
A Law suite at the first might happily be ended for a small sum or nothing, but if it proceed, the charges of suite many times grows to be greater then the debt: A•• think of this also ye ancient ⟨p. 76⟩sinners, grey-headed swearers, constant secret opposers of God and goodness: But forget it not (I say again) ye young ones, little ones, going on in a way of sinning. If ye do not agree betimes with God, God will recover his charges, he will not lose all those exhortations, reproofs, his patience, goodness, loving kindness, the mercy and blood of Christ: Christ paid dear for these, ye make nothing of the abuse of all these, but Christ paid for every Sermon not profited by, every intimation of Spirit slighted, every mercy not improved; Oh, this is able to undo any man. Oh poor people be wise in time, especially I say ye young ones, your reckoning is not yet so