Three heavenly treatises, concerning Christ [brace] 1. His genealogie, 2. His baptisme, 3. His combat with Sathan : together vvith deuout meditations, for Christian consolation and instruction / by Mr. William Cowper ...
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Three heavenly treatises, concerning Christ [brace] 1. His genealogie, 2. His baptisme, 3. His combat with Sathan : together vvith deuout meditations, for Christian consolation and instruction / by Mr. William Cowper ...
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Cowper, William, 1568-1619.
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London :: Printed by T.S. for Iohn Budge, and are to be sold at his shops, at the great South doore of Paules, and at Brittaines Bursse ...,
1612.
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Jesus Christ -- Temptation.
Jesus Christ -- Genealogy.
Jesus Christ -- Baptism.
Meditations.
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THere are many euills flowing
from an euill conscience, this
is one, it bindes vp the mouth of
the soule, that it dares not cry for
mercy,* 1.1 for it is, saith S. Peter, a
good conscience that makes re∣quest
to God. Euen among men
amitie makes libertie, and man
dares not speake to his brother
offended, before reconciliation:
with that boldnes then shall hee
that stands a rebell to God, make
supplication to him. If wee aske
not, how shall it be giuen vs? If
we repent not, how shall we aske?
Let vs therefore by daily repen∣tance,
purge our heart from an
euill conscience, that so in our
neede, wee may finde accesse to
God.
As the defects of a ruinous
house, that is not water-tight is
not knowne in faire weather, but
in foule: so an euill conscience
seemes oft-times to be good
enough, till the day of trouble
come. Iacobs sonnes counted little
of the selling of Ioseph, till twen∣ty
yeares after it, they were hard∣ly
handled in Egypt. Let vs try
our selfe entirely, and be loth to
harbour this guest, which will not
faile to trouble vs within, so soone
as trouble shall arise vnto vs with∣out.