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Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord:…
Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetched out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their leisure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetch'd out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their liesure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1702
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Nevertheless, 'Tis very sadly true, That Believers may in some degree, and a sad one, become Apostates. Grace may decline and wither grievously, in a true Child of God. Some that have a Saving Faith in their Hearts may yet grievously fall away from some ancient and vigorous efforts of that Faith.
Wherefore Sirs, Examine your selves, and if you find, That you are overtaken with any Apostasy, Oh, don't lie in this condition. Recover, ye Backsliding Souls, Recover; and hear your Saviour calling after you, Will ye also go away?
Wherefore Syrs, Examine your selves, and if you find, That you are overtaken with any Apostasy, Oh, don't ly in this condition. Recover, ye Backslding Souls, Recover; and hear your Saviour calling after you, Will ye also go away?
But that you may never be overtaken with any Total and Final Apostasy, Behold, What you have now to do. Get beyond the utmost essays of Hypocrisy, and you will get beyond the Hazards of the utmost Apostasy. You know who said, Soundness and Integrity will preserve me. Make sure of a Real Change in your Hearts, and give a real and hearty consent unto the New Covenant in all the Articles of it: So you will have this one among the precious Articles of that Covenant fulfilled unto you; Jer.32.40. I will put my Fear into their Hearts, and they shall not De•art from me. Let ⟨p. 29⟩it herewithal be Remembered, Though Faith make you sure of perseverance, and preservation, yet you must not count your selves excused from the means of your preservation. As in