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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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Perhaps, We can't speak to so much advantage as we would. There is another way •hen to be taken; Present agreeable BOOKS unto our Friends. Who can tell, what God •ay do for their Souls, by the Books which ⟨p. 48⟩we put into their Hands? Who can tell, but the Expense of less than a Shilling this way may have proved the Winning of the Soul, for whom it was Expended? The Publishing, the Dispersing, the Presenting of Books, that may Cherish the Intentions of Piety in the Souls of men; Tis a Rare method for the winning of Souls. There are many now before the Lord, in this House, who have often done Considerable Things, in this way of sprinkling the Salt of Religion about the world. I can see more than two or three Lovers of Souls, at this very Time in this House, who have each of them, with their own Charitable Hands, given away many Hundreds of Books, for the Winning of Souls. O Dear Servants of God, what you have done, has been, Ret•a Sal•tis Pander, To spread the Nets of Salvation for the winning of Souls; Doubtless, Many, Many Souls have been taken in your Nets, whereof you shall know more, when you meet them with unspeakable Joy in the Kingdom of God.
Perhaps, We can't speak to so much advantage as we would. There is another way •hen to be taken; Present agreeable BOOKS unto our Friends. Who can tell, what God •ay do for their Souls, by the Books which ⟨p. 48⟩we put into their Hands? Who can tell, but the Expence of less than a Shilling this way may have proved the Winning of the Soul, for whom it was Expended? The Publishing, the Dispersing, the Presenting of Books, that may Cherish the Intentions of Piety in the Souls of men; Tis a Rare method for the winning of Souls. There are many now before the Lord, in this House, who have often done Considerable Things, in this way of sprinkling the Salt of Religion about the world. I can see more than two or three Lovers of Souls, at this very Time in this House, who have each of them, with their own Charitable Hands, given away many Hundreds of Books, for the Winning of Souls. O Dear Servants of God, what you have done, has been, Reta Saltis Pandere, To spread the Nets of Salvation for the winning of Souls; Doubtless, Many, Many Souls have been taken in your Nets, whereof you shall know more, when you meet them with unspeakable Joy in the Kingdom of God.