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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

Name: The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
Author: George Swinnock

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 ...

George Swinnock 1627–1673London: printed for T.P., 1662

[47], 572, [8] p. · 175k words · Wing S6266A · ESTC R184816

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Treatise › Chapter 6: Religion is a work of the greatest weight. It is Soul-work, it is God-work, it is Etern…

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It was provided in the Old Law, that the weights and measures of the Sanctuary, should be double to the weights and measures of the Commonwealth, ¹The shekel of the Sanctuary was half a Crown of our money, and the shekel of the ⟨p. 54⟩Commonwealth but fifteen pence; the cubit of the Sanctuary a full yard, the Common cubit but half a yard, compare 1 Kings 7.15. with 2 Chron. 3. and 15. The common Talent was one hundred eighty seven pound ten shillings; the Kings Talent two hundred eighty one pounds five shillings; the Talent of the Sanctuary was three hundred seventy five pounds, Itinerarium Sac. And what was the Gospel of this, but to teach us, that in things that appertain to God, we must give double weight, double measure, double care, double diligence; though men be slothful and sluggish in the service of men, yet they must be fiery and fervent in spirit, when they are serving the Lord, Rom. 12.11. To give brass money to any is lamentable, but to cast it into the treasury is most abominable, God is a great God, and looks to be served like himself, and according to his excellent greatness, Cursed be the deceiver which hath in his flock a Male, and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King saith the Lord of Hosts, and my name is dreadful among the Heathen, Mal. 1. ult.

1Godw. Jew. Antiq. l. 6. c. 9. & 10.Godw. Iew. Antiq. l. 6. c. 9. & 10.

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There are some of the Heathen, ¹

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The book

Title as printed

Author

George Swinnock 1627–1673

Place

London

Bookseller

T.P.

Year

1662

Size

[47], 572, [8] p.

Words

175,054

Catalogue

Wing S6266A · ESTC R184816

Text

EEBO-TCP A94156

Passages

1,163

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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

CHAP. VII. The necessity of making Religion our business both in regard of the opposition a Christian meets with, and the multiplicity of business which lieth upon him.

CHAP. VII. The necessity of maki•g Religion our business both in regard of the opposition a Christian meets with, and the multiplicity of business which lieth upon him.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. VII. The necessity of making Religion our business both in regard of the opposition a Christian meets with, and the multiplicity of business which lieth upon him.

CHAP. VII. The necessity of maki•g Religion our business both in regard of the opposition a Christian meets with, and the multiplicity of business which lieth upon him.