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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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4 The joy of the elect in the word, is a joy that springs up by certain steps, arising from the sense of misery, feeling of Gods anger, hungering after grace; for the heart of man humbled with this spiritual wretchedness, abased and cast down in the sense of his misery and wants, flies unto the sanctuary of the word, where finding gracious promises, and the loving nature of God described at large, recovereth it self; and out of the sweetness of Gods promises apprehended by faith, curing the wounds of our distressed souls, doth greatly rejoice in the same; the word becomes sweeter then the honey and the honey comb; but the joy of the temporary is sudden, as a flash of lightning, and therefore deciphered by the sprouting up of the seed in the stony ground, Matth. 13.
4 The joy of the elect in the word, is a joy that springs up by certaine steps, arising from the sence of misery, feeling of Gods anger, hungring after grace; for the heart of man humbled with this spirituall wretchednesse, abased and cast downe in the sense of his misery and wants, flies unto the sanctuary of the word, where finding gracious promises, and the loving nature of God described at large, recovereth it selfe; and out of the sweetnesse of Gods promises apprehended by faith, curing the wounds of our distressed soules, doth greatly rejoyce in the same; the word becomes sweeter then the honey and the honey combe; but the joy of the temporary is sudden, as a flash of lightning, and therefore deciphered by the sprouting up of the seede in the stony ground, Matth. 13.
5 The joy of the temporary is of a vanishing nature, it soon fades; as the corn that grows out of the stony ground withereth forthwith for want of earth, so is it with the temporaries joy, it is as the crackling of thorns under a pot, soon in, soon out: hereupon his delight is compared to him that ⟨p. 238⟩