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The souls implantation into the natural olive. By T.HThe soules implantation into the naturall olive. By T.H
The souls implantation into the natural olive. By T.H.The soules implantation into the naturall olive. By T.H.
London: printed by R. Young and John Dawson, 1640
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.
Use. 2. If so,1 then it is a bootless thing to go about to grieve or disquiet a godly Christian. Thou makest him cry perhaps; but to whom? is it not to his father in secret, who will put all his tears into his bottle? and is there not a rich crop arising out of this sad and dripping seed-time? A ridiculous conceit, to think of drowning a fish in a fair and pleasant river, it his own element, he is where he would be. Ridiculous also it is, to attempt the making a true Christian unhappy, or weary of his estate: for, even out of darkness ⟨p. 316⟩ariseth light to him, out of tears joy, one contrary out of another: the omnipotent grace of God who promised, will also do it. Indeed for carnal men, you may so set them on weeping, that they may dye upon it:2 Worldly sorrow causeth death: But with the godly it is not so: God will ever hold them up by the chin, and lead them through all their waves to a safe and joyful harbour. Well may Julian and his fellows mock at this doctrine, and tauntingly heap up more indignities upon the Saints; but God will bless them the more for their cursing: stay but till the appointed weeks of harvest, you shall see what it is to sow in tears.
Use. 2. If so,1 then it is a bootlesse thing to goe about to grieve or disquiet a godly Christian. Thou makest him cry perhaps; but to whom? is it not to his father in secret, who will put all his teares into his bottle? and is there not a rich crop arising out of this sad and dripping seed-time? A ridiculous conceit, to thinke of drowning a fish in a faire and pleasant river, it his owne element, he is where he would bee. Ridiculous also it is, to attempt the making a true Christian unhappy, or weary of his estate: for, even out of darknesse ⟨p. 316⟩ariseth light to him, out of teares joy, one contrary out of another: the omnipotent grace of God who promised, will also doe it. Indeed for carnall men, you may so set them on weeping, that they may dye upon it: