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The saints jewel, showing how to apply the promise In a sermon preachedThe saints iewell, shevving hovv to apply the promise In a sermon preached
The saints jewel, showing how to apply the promise In a sermon preached by Thomas Shepherd.The saints iewell, shevving hovv to apply the promise In a sermon preached by Thomas Shepheard.
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In the next place to those that yet stand out, and are not closed with the promise, I entreat you, come in to God, take his gracious offer, lay hold on the promise: which that you may do, take heed of those things that will be lets, and hinder you,
In the next place to those that yet stand out, and are not closed with the promise, I entreat you, come in to God, take his gracious offer, lay hold on the promise: which that you may doe, take heed of those things that wil be lets, and hinder you,
Take heed of all sin, for the Lord saith, your sins have kept back good things from you.
Take heed of setting your mind to muc• upon the creatures, for they will shut one God the creator. Old men, do you come home to God, young men do you remember your creator in the days of your youth; God this day calleth you, it may be he will never call more, how many hath the Lord struck with death & sickness, and how soon it may be any of our turns I know not: sickness is an unfit time to get Christ, and to make our peace with God, if you stand still you die: If you go on in sin you die, therefore turn from all your sin and come in & lay hold by faith on the promise, that so ye may live, and this that I have spoken unto you may not be in vain.
Take heed of setting your mind to muc• upon the creatures, for they will shut one God the creator. Old men, do you come home to God, yong men do you remember your creator in the dayes of your youth; God this day calleth you, it may be he will never call more, how many hath the Lord struck with death & sicknes, and how soone it may be any of our turnes I know not: sicknes is an unfit time to get Christ, and to make our peace with God, if you stand still you die: If you go on in sin you die, therefore turne from all your sin and come in & lay hold by faith on the promise, that so ye may live, and this that I have spoken unto you may not be in vaine.