Worldliness is the Enemy of Sanctification
the world cools good affections.—The earth puts out the fire. The world’s silver trumpet sounds a retreat, and calls men off from their pursuit after Heaven.—The world hindered the young man from following Christ; ‘he went away sorrowful:’ whereupon
The Christian Soldier, or Heaven Taken by Storm
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Thomas Watson, The Christian Soldier, or Heaven Taken By Storm (New York: Robert Moore, 1816)