The Christians guide For his better, and more comfortable passage through the wildernesse of this troublesome world, vnto that promised rest in that heauenly Canaan, the kingdome of glory. Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers seruing to that purpose.
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The Christians guide For his better, and more comfortable passage through the wildernesse of this troublesome world, vnto that promised rest in that heauenly Canaan, the kingdome of glory. Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers seruing to that purpose.
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Alliston, Joseph.
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London :: Printed by T. S[nodham] for Samuel Man, and are to be sould at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Ball,
1614.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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"The Christians guide For his better, and more comfortable passage through the wildernesse of this troublesome world, vnto that promised rest in that heauenly Canaan, the kingdome of glory. Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers seruing to that purpose." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16859.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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Worldlinesse, meere dotage.
VVE would wonder at him that would dote vpon a Strumpeta, that sought his life. Such a one is euery couetous worldling, or whosoeuer else is enamoured with the things here below, pleasures, profits, honors. The world, with the sinfull and deceitfull shewes thereof, doe se∣cretly fightb against the soule of man, yea, seeke the vtter ruine both of soule and bodie; they are the Deuils netscand snares. And the worldling is strangely be∣sotted with this inchantresse; he very fondly doteth vpon her, and is drawne away with her allure∣ments
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to his owne destruction. And though he be often warned and admonished to take heed of her baites, and to auoyd the mis∣chiefe which she (euen vvhiles she laughs and smiles vpon him) seekes to bring him vnto, yet he will not be drawne from her, nor from her adulterous loue, but runneth adwhoring after her, and is so bewitched with her, that hee will not leaue her, till shee hath wrought his vtter ouerthrow.
Mercifull LORD, let not this world, nor any thing that is in this world, euer be able to pre∣uaile against me, so that I should perish with it. But be thou power∣full in me by thy Word and Spi∣rit: draw my heart euery day more and more from these fa∣ding and perishing things, and cause it to be set wholly vpon theee, to whom of right it be∣longeth
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Discouer vnto mee daily more and more thefdeceit∣fulnesse and vanitie of all things here below. Let mee not vvith those, vvhose eyes Sathan hath blinded with the false shewes of this deceiueable world, dote vp∣on any earthly thing, but let my loue be set vpon thee, my ioy and delight be onely in thee, and those blessed and glorious things which thou hast prepared for me in the heauens; and in compari∣son of which, all the things of this earth are but meere vanitie.