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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.
CHAP. XVIII. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in receiving the Lords Supper; and 1. Of the Nature of that Ordinance, and preparation for it.
When God had caused his everlasting Decree to fall in labour, and had delivered it by giving the world a being; and upon infinite consultation had formed Man to be his Vice-Roy over all the works of his hands, he embarked him (with all abilities needful for such a voyage) in the bottom of the Covenant of Works. Adam set forth fully furnished with skill, and richly fraught with all the Fortunes, Hopes and Happiness of Mankind, ⟨p. 251⟩but he had scarce launched out of sight, before Satan, who knew very well the worth of the prize (envying man the Haven of bliss to which he was sailing, and envying God (who was the owner) the honour of such of a venture) raised a storm, whereby the Vessel, through the unfaithfulness of Adam the Pilot, ran upon a Rock, and miscarried. O what a joyful spectacle was that to Satan! What a doleful sight to Adam! to behold himself and all his posterity, sinking into the boundless, bottomless Ocean of destruction and misery, through his falseness and treachery: When lo, on a sudden the Glorious God, out of the superabundant riches of his mercy (resolving that the Devil should never rob him of the honour of that manifold Wisdom, unsearchable Goodness, and Almighty Power which had been manifested in the work of Creation) did provide and cast out the Covenant of Grace, a plank sufficient for his poor shipwrecked Creature, to swim safe to shore on.
VVHen God had caused his everlasting Decree to fall in labour, and had delivered it by giving the world a being; and upon infinite consultation had formed Man to be his Vice-Roy over all the works of his hands, he embarqued him (with all abilities needful for such a voyage) in the bottom of the Covenant of Works. Adam set forth fully furnished with skill, and richly fraught with all the Fortunes, Hopes and Happiness of Mankinde, ⟨p. 251⟩but he had scarce lanched out of sight, before Satan, who knew very well the worth of the prize (envying man the Haven of bliss to which he was sailing, and envying God (who was the owner) the honor of such of a venture) raised a storm, whereby the Vessel, through the unfaithfulness of Adam the Pilot, ran upon a Rock, and miscarried. O what a joyful spectacle was that to Satan! What a doleful sight to Adam! to behold himself and all his posterity, sinking into the boundless, bottomless Ocean of destruction and misery, through his falseness and treachery: When lo, on a sudden the Glorious God, out of the superabundant riches of his mercy (resolving that the Devil should never rob him of the honor of that manifold Wisdom, unsearchable Goodness, and Almighty Power which had been manifested in the work of Creation) did provide and cast out the Covenant of Grace, a plank sufficient for his poor shipwrackt Creature, to swim safe to shore on.