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The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of…The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of…
The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of adoption and trial thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. John 1.12,13. By T.H.The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of adoption and triall thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. Iohn 1.12,13. By T.H.
London: printed by T. Badger for P. Stephens and C. Meredith, 1640
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Use 1 It is a word of Instruction; Here we see why wicked mens hearts are so opposite to the word of God, and are so troubled at it. It is because the ⟨p. 42⟩God of heaven by the word would pluck away these Dunghill-Gods: hence comes an uproar in the town and family, here is the reason, he would take away their Gods, Judg. 18.24.1 Jer. 2.11. Hath any nation changed their Gods, &c. They will not change their Gods, but maintain them still; and can you blame them that they maintain their Gods? So now when the God of heaven comes by his word, and plucks at God-Covetousness, and God-Pride, and God-Lusts, Oh Labans Gods are going, he must needs pursue them. So Demetrius his God-Covetousness was going, as well as Diana, therefore he stood stoutly for it. Great was his covetousness, the Text saith, Great was the profit that came to him by Diana, the profit was that that stuck in his stomach, and therefore he stood for Diana. 2And this is the reason why drunkards rail at the Ministers, Oh the cup is plucking from their nose, they would have their God Bacchus still, and therefore they are up in arms to maintain it. If an English man should go to the French King, and pluck off the Crown from his head, do you think there would not be an uproar? So when the King and God-Self is uncrowned, Oh what an uproar is there to maintain the Godhead of Corruption! Hence the power of the word is very troublesome to them; Oh they cry out they are undone. Judg. 18.24.3 Micah thought, God could not but bless him when he had a Levite in his house; but when the Danites carry away his Priest and his Gods too, he follows them, and cries out very much, and they ask him why he did so? saith he, You have ⟨p. 43⟩taken away my Gods, and ask you me what I ail? They were his Gods, and he was the God-maker: so it is in the world, when the God-Sin, and the God-Self is packing away from them, then they play Micah, cry after their Gods, and they must by force be carried away, or else they will not be suffered. It grieves the drunkard to part with his God; this is the reason, why they cry out so; Oh these base courses are their Gods, and you take them away; that is the reason of all their stir.