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The nets of salvation. A brief essay, upon the glorious designs & methods of…
The nets of salvation. A brief essay, upon the glorious designs & methods of winning. The minds of men unto serious religion, : [Four lines of quotations]
printed by Timothy Green, 1704
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Certainly, […] will be thy wisdom for thy Soul, to be won by thy Saviour; O Child of […] Do not ⟨p. 33⟩bring thy self, to that Condition; Prov. 5. 11, 12 Thou shalt mourn at the Last, and say, How have I hated Instruction!
Certainly, 〈…〉 will be thy wisdom for thy Soul, to be wun by thy Saviour; O Child of 〈…〉 Do not ⟨p. 33⟩bring thy self, to that Condition; Prov. 5. 11, 12 Thou shalt mourn at the Last, and say, How have I hated Instruction!
III. In the winning of Souls is there Wisdom? Let us Get the wisdom; and Use the wisdom.
Indeed, There is one particular winning of Souls, that some have thought more particularly intended, in that Proverb of Israel, which is now instructing of us; and it were well, if there were more of that wisdom found among us. That is to say, The Winning of People under Animosities against one another, to lay aside their Animosities: To win Souls, is to Reconcile the minds of People, that are at Variance, and Conquer and Subdue the Prejudices, that are in their Souls against one another. Good men do Lose one another, & Lose that Good which they might have by one another, when they are Embroiled in Contentions. Tale-bearers are therefore Diametrically Opposite unto winners of Souls. To win Souls, is to bring Divided Spirits over unto one another; and it is Wisdom to do such Thing; Tis that wisdom which is from above, […] be so Peaceable. They are wise men, who […] in the methods of true Wisdom, affect & merit that Motto,