A96104:91
Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safety in eying the churches security, wherein is showed…Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safetie in eying the churches security, wherein is shewed…
Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safety in eying the churches security, wherein is showed the captives redress: being an invitation to all the different minded men in the world to become one; with the advantage of unity, and the danger of variety from the example of the saints and servants of God, as well in former as these latter times. Offered to the view of the 97 builders employed in that work, for the building of the true temple, and all others. / By Thomas Watson, a lover of peace.Jerusalems glory, or, the saints safetie in eying the churches security, wherein is shewed the captives redress: being an invitation to all the different minded men in the world to become one; with the advantage of unity, and the danger of variety from the example of the saints and servants of God, as well in former as these latter times. Offered to the view of the 97 builders imployed in that work, for the building of the true temple, and all others. / By Thomas Watson, a lover of peace.
London: printed by J.C., 1661
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So surely, any one that doth profess himself to have received more than others, he will and must enforcedly man fest it in the sight of men, upon every or the most part of his occasions; I do not put this most part in, to keep any from striving, to walk in the highest and exactest manner that may be, but knowing the choicest of Gods People may be overtaken in a fault, but not that any of them can pass by this fault without great remorse and grief of heart for it, and they could willingly redeem the time, if it were possible, either by a private Repentance, or public instruction to others; but this is a stile too high to speak of in these days I fear, and yet assure your selves, it is no more than ought to be in every professor, for if you do but seriously consider in your own hearts, you will find it is not a ⟨p. 51⟩careless thing to profess Christ, and acknowledge your selves to be his Servants, for you must expect to do his Will, if you will be approved worthy of such a Master as I shall show you more plainly hereafter.
So surely, any one that doth profess himself to have received more than others, he will and must enforcedly man fest it in the sight of men, upon every or the most part of his occasions; I do not put this most part in, to keep any from striving, to walk in the highest and exactest manner that may be, but knowing the choisest of Gods People may be overtaken in a fault, but not that any of them can pass by this fault without great remorse and grief of heart for it, and they could willingly redeem the time, if it were possible, either by a private Repentance, or publick instruction to others; but this is a stile too high to speak of in these dayes I fear, and yet assure your selves, it is no more than ought to be in every professor, for if you do but seriously consider in your own hearts, you will find it is not a ⟨p. 51⟩careless thing to profess Christ, and acknowledge your selves to be his Servants, for you must expect to do his Will, if you will be approved worthy of such a Master as I shall shew you more plainly hereafter.