A94156:27
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.
Sir, it is your privilege to reap the benefit of their Precious Prayers; and your piety, more and more to imitate their Gracious patterns. How exactly should you walk, having such lights (so near) to direct you? And how Accurately should you write in every line of your life, having such fair copies before your eyes: It is no small advantage likewise,
Sir, it is your priviledge to reap the benefit of their Precious Prayers; and your piety, more and more to imitate their Gracious patterns. How exactly should you walk, having such lights (so near) to direct you? And how Accurately should you write in every line of your life, having such fair copies before your eyes: It is no small advantage likewise,
*Madam, to your fair hands, who are a branch of a Noble and Honourable stock; but your birth from above, is your present greatest credit, and will be your future chiefest comfort. Alexander must derive his Pedigree from the gods, or else he thinketh himself ignobly born: To be born of God, to have heavenly blood running in your veins; to be the Spouse of the dearest Saviour, to have your name written in the Book of Life, will stand you instead, and (as many figures) amount to millions, in an hour of death, and dreadful day of judgement, when civil and natural privileges ⟨image 9⟩(though now favours) will stand for cyphers, and signify nothing. The Jews indeed tell us, that women are of an inferior creation, and therefore suffer them not to enter their Synagogues, but appoint them galleries without; but they speak more truly and wisely, who call women the second edition of the epitome of the world: Souls have no Sexes, in Christ there is neither male nor female. Persevere (honoured Lady) in your pious course, to confute those painted carcasses, who spend all their time in priding and pleasing their brittle flesh, and neglect their immortal spirits; to publish to the World, that greatness & goodness are not inconsistent. O 'tis a rare and lovely sight to behold Honour and Holiness matched and married, lodging ⟨image 10⟩