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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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3 God commands a loose heart to stoop by them: when the three children were in the fire, it burned their bonds, but hindered not their walking, so afflictions burn our lusts, but hinder not our walking with God.
3 God commands a loose heart to stoope by them: when the three children were in the fire, it burned their bonds, but hindred not their walking, so afflictions burne our lusts, but hinder not our walking with God.
2 As afflictions are made useful and beneficial to Christians, in respect that they wean them from the love of the world, and scour off corruption. So also secondly, because the Cross stirs up our graces, afflictions set an edge on graces, Acts 17.16 his spirit was stirred with indignation: 1it is with grace, as it was with Sampson, when the Philistines were not there: he slept, but when they were upon him, he rent all in pieces; so our graces are asleep, if misery come upon us, it provokes us to shake our selves: all the men in a ship are quiet in a calm, but in a great tempest all are busy, every man is stirring, one runs to the pump, another to the stern; so all the while we are in a calm, patience lies still, but when we are rossed, if here be any grace, then it will be stirring. Faith lays hold, patience bears, it is admirable to see what men will do in sickness: it is a common Proverb, there would be admirable good men, if men were as good always as they are in sickness. Take a great persecutor: and let but God let in a vein of ⟨p. 99⟩vengeance, O then what resolutions are there? but when that is gone, all promises fall to the ground.
2 As afflictions are made usefull and beneficiall to Christians, in respect that they weane them from the love of the world, and scowre off corruption. So also secondly, because the Crosse stirs up our graces, afflictions set an edge on graces,