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The pattern of perfection exhibited in Gods image on AdamThe paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam
The pattern of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam: and Gods covenant made with him. Whereunto is added an exhortation, to redeem the time for recovering our losses in the premisses. And also some miscellanies, viz. I. The prayer of faith. II. A preparative to the Lords Supper. III. The character of a sound Christian, in 17. marks. By T.H.The paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam: and Gods covenant made with him. Whereunto is added an exhortation, to redeem the time for recovering our losses in the premisses. And also some miscellanies, viz. I. The prayer of faith. II. A preparative to the Lords Supper. III. The character of a sound Christian, in 17. markes. By T.H.
London: printed by R. Young for R. Young, 1640
THE PATTERN of perfection. › Section 13: §. 13.THE PATERNE of perfection. › Section 13: §. 13.
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2. We must so use our callings, as that we may be the better fitted to perform more duty to God. It is very fit we should have some taste of God in our daily employments, that we may thereby be the better fitted for his service. As a man takes a cup of sack before supper, not that he makes a meal of it, but to make way for his meal: just so, we should have our hearts more enlarged by it to perform our duties, every way to take notice of Gods favour and kindness towards us.
2. We must so use our callings, as that we may bee the better fitted to perform more duty to God. It is very fit wee should have some tast of God in our daily imployments, that we may thereby be the better fitted for his service. As a man takes a cup of sack before supper, not that he makes a meale of it, but to make way for his meale: just so, we should have our hearts more enlarged by it to performe our duties, every way to take notice of Gods favour and kindnesse towards us.
3. We must keep heavenly minds in earthly or worldly occasions; and that is a marvellous hard thing, & this is the reason that the Saints of God being snatched away by so many worldly occasions, and so ⟨p. 296⟩many businesses, that their hearts many times come to be deadened and dulled. But a man should use them no further, but that his heart may be enlarged to God. Look what good we find in our trade, let us be led by that to see what goodness is in God, who is the fountain of all good. When we see that great good, and the commodity that comes in to us, then let us see the riches of God: and seeing this is so good, what should we think of the goodness of God? Let us see his goodness in it; for unless the Lord smile on us, what avails it for us to be rich? what, to be rich and to be damned? this is very pitiful.
3. We must keep heavenly minds in earthly or worldly occasions; and that is a marvelous hard thing, & this is the reason that the Saints of God being snatcht away by so many worldly occasions, and so