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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
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.
Though thy words should be soft, yet thine Arguments should be hard against the sin committed: To this end, let thy reproofs be as near as may be in Scripture phrases, that the offender may see it is not so much man as God, who rebuketh him for his fault. The Word is a hammer, if well laid on, it will drive the nail of reproof to the head. If the oil of reprehension be gently and prudently bathed in by the hot fire of the Word, it may abate very great swellings. But be sure to perform this duty: The Magistrate who spareth a man slayer, 1is guilty of his second murder: Plato seeing a child commit a fault, went and corrected his Father. The Master of a family who alloweth any in sin, is partaker of their sin: We perpetrate those sins which we may, and do not prevent; we shall answer one day for sins of communion, as well as for sins of commission. O how ⟨p. 349⟩miserable will thy condition be, when the provocations in thy Family (which thou knowest of, and winkest at) shall all be charged upon thee! Naturalists tell us, that if a Serpent eat a Serpent, it becomes a Dragon: If thou to thy own sins, add the sins of thy children and servants, what a Monster in sin wilt thou be? Are not thy own sins heavy enough? dost thou want more load upon thy precious soul to sink thee deeper into Hell! Is not thy iniquity (already) great, and thy wickedness infinite? as Eliphaz said to Job, Job 22.5. Great for the nature of thy sins, and infinite for their number; and wilt thou like one that is pressing to death, cry and call for more weight.
Though thy words should be soft, yet thine Arguments should be hard against the sin committed: To this end, let thy reproofs be as near as may be in Scripture phrases, that the offendor may see it is not so much man as God, who rebuketh him for his fault. The Word is a hammer, if well laid on, it will drive the nail of reproof to the head. If the oyl of reprehension be gently and prudently bathed in by the hot fire of the Word, it may abate very great swellings. But be sure to perform this duty: The Magistrate who spareth a man slayer, 1is guilty of his second murther: Plato seeing a childe commit a fault, went and corrected his Father. The Master of a family who alloweth any in sin, is partaker of their sin: We perpetrate those sins which we may, and do not prevent; we shall answer one day for sins of communion, as well as for sins of commission. O how