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Captives bound in chains, made free by Christ their surety
Captives bound in chains, made free by Christ their surety: or, The misery of graceless sinners, and their recovery by Christ their Saviour. By T. Doolittel [sic]. ; [Three lines from Isaiah]
Boston: printed by Rogers & Fowle for J. Edwards, 1742
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Liberty to the Captives. › Chapter 5: The Third Chain is the love of the World.
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. Shouldst thou set thy heart & love upon earthly things, which thou must shortly leave, and canst not carry with thee into another world? Dost thou forget that thou art a pilgrim upon earth, and that this it not the place of thy abode? after thou hast slept out a few more nights, and walked up and down a few more days, will not thy last hour come, when thou must bid adieu to all this world, and take thy farewell of all upon earth? whether thou shalt go to Heaven or to Hell, here thou must not tarry; whether thou shalt be damned or saved, or go to God or Devils, here thou must not abide; and wilt thou take thy riches with thee? what to do, Silver and Gold doth not go in another World. Whether thou goest to Heaven or to Hell after death Riches will be of no use unto thee; God would then stand by thee, Christ would then stand by thee, and Grace would then go with thee, but thou must leave thy worldly riches, and they will then leave thee, when thou standest in greatest need of comfort and support, Luk. 12.19, 20. Ps. 49.17. Eccles. 5.15. 1 Tim. 6.7. Why wilt thou then so fix thy heart upon these things and be fettered and entangled with ⟨p. 83⟩the love of them as thereby to be kept from God, and Christ and Heaven, forever.
2. Shouldst thou set thy heart & love upon earthly things, which thou must shortly leave, and canst not carry with thee into another world? Dost thou forget that thou art a pilgrim upon earth, and that this it not the place of thy abode? after thou hast slept out a few more nights, and walked up and down a few more days, will not thy last hour come, when thou must bid adieu to all this world, and take thy farewell of all upon earth? whether thou shalt go to Heaven or to Hell, here thou must not tarry; whether thou shalt be damned or saved, or go to God or Devils, here thou must not abide; and wilt thou take thy riches with thee? what to do, Silver and Gold doth not go in another World. Whether thou goest to Heaven or to Hell after death Riches will be of no use unto thee; God would then stand by thee, Christ would then stand by thee, and Grace would then go with thee, but thou must leave thy worldly riches, and they will then leave thee, when thou standest ia greatest need of comfort and support,