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the joy of the just with the signs of such. A discourse tending to…the ioy of the iust vvith the signes of such. A discourse tending to…
the joy of the just with the signs of such. A discourse tending to the comfort of the dejected and afflicted; and to the trial of sincerity. Being the enlargement of a sermon preached at Black-Friars London; on Psal. 95. 11. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.the ioy of the iust vvith the signes of such. A discourse tending to the comfort of the deiected and afflicted; and to the triall of sinceritie. Being the enlargement of a sermon preached at Black-Friers London; on Psal. 95. 11. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by John Haviland for Fulke Clifton, 1623London: printed by Iohn Hauiland for Fulke Clifton, 1623
THE JOY OF THE JUST: WITH THE SIGNS OF SUCH.THE IOY OF THE IVST: WITH THE SIGNES OF SVCH.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First,1 because the want of it is a great enemy to thankfulness.m Rejoice in the Lord ye righteous, saith the Psalmist; for it becometh the upright to be thankful: as if they could not be thankful, unless they weren cheerful. And certainly we cannot be so thankful to God as we should for his favours, so long as we have no joy of them, as we take not delight in them. Yea we are too tooo unthankful to the grace of God, 5and value his goodness at too low a rate, if we suffer any outward thing, what ever it be, and much more toys and trifles, matters of no moment, to deprive us of the joy that we might and should enjoy in it.
First,1 because the want of it is a great enemie to thankfulnesse.m Reioyce in the Lord yee righteous, saith the Psalmist; for it becommeth the vpright to be thankfull: as if they could not be thankfull, vnlesse they weren cheerefull. And certainly we cannot be so thankfull to God as we should for his fauours, so long as wee haue no ioy of them, as we take not delight in them. Yea we are too tooo vnthankfull to the grace of God, 5and value his goodnesse at too low a rate, if we suffer any outward thing, what euer it be, and much more toyes and trifles, matters of no moment, to depriue vs of the ioy that we might and should enioy in it.
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