A soveraign antidote against sinful errors, the epidemical plague of these latter dayes. Extracted out of divine records, the dispensatory of Christianity: for the prevention and cure of our spiritual distempers. By Claudius Gilbert, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Limrick in Ireland.
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A soveraign antidote against sinful errors, the epidemical plague of these latter dayes. Extracted out of divine records, the dispensatory of Christianity: for the prevention and cure of our spiritual distempers. By Claudius Gilbert, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Limrick in Ireland.
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Gilbert, Claudius, d. 1696?
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London :: printed by R.W. for Francis Titon, and are to be sold at the sign of the three Daggers in Fleetstreet,
1658.
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Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
Heresies, Christian -- Early works to 1800.
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"A soveraign antidote against sinful errors, the epidemical plague of these latter dayes. Extracted out of divine records, the dispensatory of Christianity: for the prevention and cure of our spiritual distempers. By Claudius Gilbert, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Limrick in Ireland." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A85988.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
Hence may we view the Ground and Cure of our spiritual Di∣stempers
in all Relations.
1. THE Ground is much from want of spiritual Growth
in the best, as from want of Life in most. Were
Christ known to better purpose, both Church and State
would not be so sickly. But the most are ignorant of him, and
the best much too blame. Thence so many diseases and sores
in all Relations and Societies. Every Person, every Fami∣ly
finds cause to complain, because the Lord Christ is so
much slighted. No wonder if the sickness increase, and the
venom spreads, when such a Physician with his Antidote are so
basely used. Wise men easily see whence this evil comes and is
aggravated. Gross wilfull unbelief is the forest disease that
aggravates the case, making it desperate. This was the case
of Gods people of old in the wilderness and Canaan, again
and again. They slighted Christ and his Messengers, till they
were grown beyond all Remedy. It may give us warning.
2. The Cure and Method of Relief is hence observable;
the Lord hath not left us yet remediless. There is Balm
in Gilead, and a Physician there with Soveraign Vertue to
cure our Israel. The Method thereof appears clearly from
what hath been said. This gracious knowledge will afford
us the sure Medicines for a distracted Church and a discom∣posed
State. Any diseased soul and disordered Family may
hence take Receipts with the best Probatum. Politicians would
prove far more prosperous, would they study Christ more,
and Machiavel less. Did Ministers know him more graci∣ously,
they would meet surely with better success. Did all
Superiors attend his Prescripts, every business would find un∣der
them much facility. Did private Christians observe this
better, they would sure enjoy much of Truth and Peace, both
for the internal and external man. The Lord thy Physitian, is
his Title of honour, which Christ sets up by his great Herauld,
and proclaims to his people for speedy help in every trouble.