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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.
It behoveth us, 1said Bernard, to enter into the celestial Court (at prayer time) where the King of Heaven sits on his Starry, stately throne, environed with an innumerable company of glorious Angels, and crowned Saints, with great reverence and fear; Ah with what humility should a poisonous polluted Toad, creep and crawl out of a Ditch into the presence of so glorious and dreadful a Majesty? The holy Servants of God, were anciently called Nephalim (from Nephal to fall down) Prostrates, or fallers, because in the Worship of God thy usually fell on the earth.
It behoveth us, 1said Bernard, to enter into the celestial Court (at prayer time) where the King of Heaven sits on his Starry, stately throne, environed with an innumerable company of glorious Angels, and crowned Saints, with great reverence and fear; Ah with what humility should a poisonous poluted Toad, creep and crawl out of a Ditch into the presence of so glorious and dreadful a Majesty? The holy Servants of God, were antiently called Nephalim (from Nephal to fall down) Prostrates, or fallers, because in the Worship of God thy usually fell on the earth.
- 1The worship of God is called [Greek or Hebrew] a partic [Greek or Hebrew] & [Greek or Hebrew] valde pavere [Greek or Hebrew] qu•d est more canis ad pedes alicujus tanqua m domini totum sese prost•rnere subjectionis gratia. •anch.The worship of God is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 a partic 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 & 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 valde pavere 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 qu•d est more canis ad pedes alicujus tanqua m domini totum sese prost•rnere subjectionis gratia. anch.