A94156:616
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.
As thy duty is to examine thy self concerning thy graces, so also concerning thy corruptions. Before a Sacrament there should be a through search for all thy sins. The Jews before their passover searched all over their houses for leaven, nay they searched every corner and Mouse-hole with a wax Candle (as some write.) There is a threefold leaven; First, a leaven of Hypocrisy, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is Hypocrisy, Luk. 12.1. Secondly, a leaven of Heresy, a little leaven, leaveneth the whole lump, Gal. 5.9. Thirdly, a leaven of Enormity or scandal, purge out the old leaven, 1 Cor. 5.7. Thy care must be to make a diligent enquiry for all this leaven. The iniquities of wicked men will find them out, but good men will find out their iniquities. I know mine iniquities, saith David, Psa. 51. When evil humours lie hid in the body, they hinder the strength it might get by food. When sins lye undiscovered in the soul, they will hinder its digesting spiritual meat and drink.
As thy duty is to examine thy self concerning thy graces, so also concerning thy corruptions. Before a Sacrament there should be a through search for all thy sins. The Jews before their passover searched all over their houses for leaven, nay they searched every corner and Mouse-hole with a wax Candle (as some write.) There is a threefold leaven; First, a leaven of Hypocrisie, Beware of the leaven of the Pharises, which is Hypocrisie, Luk. 12.1. Secondly, a leaven of Heresie, a little leaven, leaveneth the whole lump, Gal. 5.9. Thirdly, a leaven of Enormity or scandal, purge out the old leaven, 1 Cor. 5.7. Thy care must be to make a diligent enquiry for all this leaven. The iniquities of wicked men will find them out, but good men will finde out their iniquities. I know mine iniquites, saith David, Psa. 51. When evil humours lie hid in the body, they hinder the strength it might get by food. When sins lye undiscovered in the soul, they will hinder its digesting spiritual meat and drink.