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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
Treatise › Chapter 21: How to exercise our selves to godliness on a Lords Day.
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.
Pontanus, 1Chancellor of Saxony, propoundeth to be viewed and weighed the most beautiful Arch-work of Heaven, resting upon no post but Gods power, and yet standing fast for ever. The clouds as thin as the liquor contained in them; behold, saith he, how they hang and move though weighty in their burden, thy salute us only, or threaten us rather, and pass we know not whither; How doth his goodness appear in furnishing the World so richly for the supply of his Creatures! the earth is full of thy goodness. Luther in his Colloquia Me•s. tells us that God is at more charge every day to maintain Sparrows, then all the yearly Revenues of the King of France are worth; but especially towards man, in making him so excellent a Creature, and in making so many excellent creatures for him.
Pontanus, 1Chancellour of Saxony, propoundeth to be viewed and weighed the most beautiful Archwork of Heaven, resting upon no post but Gods power, and yet standing fast for ever. The clouds as thin as the liquor contained in them; behold, saith he, how they hang and move though weighty in their burden, thy salute us onely, or threaten us rather, and pass we know not whither; How doth his goodness appear in furnishing the World so richly for the supply of his Creatures! the earth is full of thy goodness. Luther in his Colloquia Me•s. tells us that God is at more charge every day to maintain Sparrows, then all the yearly Revenues of the King of France are worth; but especially towards man, in making him so excellent a Creature, and in making so many excellent creatures for him.
- 1Scultet. Annal.
His power is also evident both in creating such great and noble creatures of nothing (he used not the least tool or instrument in making the Heavens and earth) and in having them all at his beck and bidding, at his call and command; the greatest do him homage, and the smallest do him service. The Sun as strong and swift as he is (moving as some write every hour 16000 Miles) yet he flies back like a Coward if God speak but the word,