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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.
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.
CHAP. VIII. A Sixth Chain, is taking up Morality. 7. And resting […] Religious Duties
CHAP. VIII. A Sixth Chain, is taking up Morality. 7. And resting 〈…〉 Religious Duties
3. Another Chain wherewith many of these Captives are bound is their satisfying themselves with a moral blameless life; faith one, I live peaceably among my neighbours; I defraud no man, I am just in all my dealings; I give to every one their due; saith another, I am no drunkard, no swearer, no open profaner of Sabbaths, no man can lay any thing to my charge, nor say black is my eye. Many sinners rest here, and do persuade themselves their condition is good and do not think that they are in bondage to the Devil, and so do not look out after Redemption by Jesus Christ.
3. ANother Chain wherewith many of these Captives are bound is their satisfying themselves with a moral blameless life; faith one, I live peaceably among my neighbours; I defraud no man, I am just in all my dealings; I give to every one their due; saith another, I am no drunkard, no swearer, no open profaner of Sabbaths, no man can lay any thing to my charge, nor say black is my eye. Many sinners rest here, and do perswade themselves their condition is good and do not think that they are in bondage to the Devil, and so do not look out after Redemption by Jesus Christ.
Though all this be good in it self, yet it doth not argue that thy condition is good, because it is not sufficient to salvation, forasmuch as God requireth this and something more; nay, much more than this that thou mayst be meet for Heaven; towards the breaking of this bond, Consider,