To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England.
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To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England.
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Davies, Athanasius, b. 1620 or 21.
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London, :: Printed for Edw. Thomas at the Adam and Eve in little Brittain without aldersgate,
1658.
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Devotional literature -- Early works to 1800.
Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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Sect. L. The least sin deserves death.
* 1.1O Good Lord; I see that the World is grown to that passe that men make not so much account of small fins as of old shots. A mote in the sun is but a small thing, and yet enough to hinder the fight, to pain the eye, and to trouble the whole body: A haire but a small thing, and yet e∣nough to choke the strong∣est man: The Flies of Egypt were but little things, yet none of the least plagues; yea, the lice were lesse than the flies, and yet one of the
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greatest plagues that came into Egypt. Like unto these be our sins, which we call little sins, or the men of this world call veniall, and to be washed with their ho∣ly waters; but how little ac∣count soever the world makes of them now, the time will come, when we shall wish we had never of∣fended in the least diminu∣tive evill. For what smaller offence, in our sight, than a thought of pride? yet the Angells were punished in everlasting, chaines for it. What lesser fault than to bite of an apple? yet Adam and Eve, when there were no more men in the world, were banished Paradise for it, and made to everlasting misery without Christ's
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mercy. Lot's wife for once looking back (a small of∣fence one would think) was turned into a fearfull Monument for all posteri∣ty to look upon.
Sparke. 50.
O dear Father, seeing thou art most pure, and so pure that the stars of hea∣ven are not clean in thy sight,* 1.2 cleanse us from our secret sins;* 1.3 let us think no sin a smal offence that offen∣deth thee which art infinite. For we are no sooner born but become forlorne crea∣tures without thy great mercy, and no sooner con∣ceived but damned, if thou dealest in the rigour of Ju∣stice
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with us, Therefore en∣ter not into judgement with us thy servants, for no flesh is righteous in thy sight; but spare us good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy preci∣ous bloud, and be not angry with us for ever.