A94156:489
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.
1. Empty thine heart of evil frames, and prejudice. Evil frames. The dish must not be sluttish, ⟨p. 206⟩into which we put these spiritual dainties. If the stomach be clogged with filth and flegm, it cannot digest and concoct our food. The light of the Sun, as pleasant and delightful as it is to sound, is yet offensive and painful to sore eyes. This part of preparation is enjoined us by the Spirit of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness, and all superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls, Jam. 1.21. If the body be feverish, the sweetest Syrup will taste bitter; If any ill humour or lust be predominant in thee, like the full and foul stomach thou wilt loath even the honey comb. The Table book of thine heart must be wiped clean, before any new thing (as the Law of God) can be written in it. Briars and Thorns must be stubbed up before the ground be capable of the grain.
1. Empty thine heart of evil frames, and prejudice. Evil frames. The dish must not be sluttish, ⟨p. 206⟩into which we put these spiritual dainties. If the stomach be cloged with filth and flegm, it cannot digest and concoct our food. The light of the Sun, as pleasant and delightful as it is to sound, is yet offensive and painful to sore eyes. This part of preparation is injoyned us by the Spirit of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness, and all superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls, Jam. 1.21. If the body be feaverish, the sweetest Syrup will tast bitter; If any ill humour or lust be predominant in thee, like the full and foul stomach thou wilt loath even the hony comb. The Table book of thine heart must be wiped clean, before any new thing (as the Law of God) can be written in it. Briars and Thorns must be stubbed up before the ground be capable of the grain.