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Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be looked for. A wise expectation…Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be look'd for. A wise expectation…
Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be looked for. A wise expectation of, and preparation for, troublesome changes, recommended unto the strangers and pilgrims in this present evil world / by Cotton Mather D.D. and F.R.S. ; [One line from Matthew]Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be look'd for. A wise expectation of, and preparation for, troublesome changes, recommended unto the strangers and pilgrims in this present evil world / by Cotton Mather D.D. and F.R.S. ; [One line from Matthew]
printed by B. Green for Thomas Hancock, 1724
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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.
2 BUT yet, by our Fear of Changes, we should come to sit more loose from all our Comforts. We are thus advised; 1 Cor VII. 29, 30. The Time is short: — Be as tho' not —. Even so; since we may Expect Changes, let this Expectation produce in us, a due Mortification. We should grow very Mortified & Indifferent unto all our Comforts in this World; because we may fear Changes a coming on our Comforts. We should Hold nothing too fast. Why, we know not how soon every thing may by some Deadly Changes be snatched and fetched away from us. Write upon all our Enjoyments, Uncertain Things! Vanishing Things! Departing Things! And let this Lower the price of them. Of those Enjoyments for which we have most of Tenderness, let us Remember, They will not stay with us! When any thing is getting too far into our Affections, Let us cool our Immoderate ⟨p. 12⟩and Inordinate Affections, with this consideration; I do not know, what Changes may come, and how soon these Enjoyments may be taken away. Oh! let your Moderation in every thing, be known unto all Men; A Change is at hand.
2 BUT yet, by our Fear of Changes, we should come to sit more loose from all our Comforts. We are thus advised; 1 Cor VII. 29, 30. The Time is short: — Be as tho' not —. Even so; since we may Expect Changes, let this Expectation produce in us, a due Mortification. We should grow very Mortifi'd & Indifferent unto all our Comforts in this World; because we may fear Changes a coming on our Comforts. We should Hold nothing too fast. Why, we know not how soon every thing may by some Deadly Changes be snatched and fetch'd away from us. Write upon all our Enjoyments, Uncertain Things! Vanishing Things! Departing Things! And let this Lower the price of them. Of those Enjoyments for which we have most of Tenderness, let us Remember, They will not stay with us! When any thing is getting too far into our Affections, Let us cool our Immoderate ⟨p. 12⟩and Inordinate Affections, with this consideration; I do not know, what Changes may come, and how soon these Enjoyments may be taken away. Oh! let your Moderation in every thing, be known unto all Men; A Change is at hand.