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A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feastA glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast
A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feast wherein thou mayst taste and see those things which God hath prepared for them that love him / By R. Sibs ...A glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast wherein thou mayst taste and see those things which God hath prepared for them that love him / By R. Sibs ...
London: printed by E. G. for John Rothwell, 1638London: printed by E. G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1638
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We see men of excellent parts are enemies to that they teach themselves, opposing the power of the Gospel: whence is all this? because they think only the opening of these things makes them divines, whereas without the holy Ghost sanctifying, and altering the heart in some measure, ⟨p. 31⟩to taste, and relish these things, that as they are divine in themselves, so to have some what divine in the heart to taste these things, it is impossible but that the heart should rise against them; and so it doth: for when it comes to particulars, you must deny your self in this honour, in this pleasure, & commodity, now you must venture the displeasure▪ of man for this, and that truth: the heart riseth in scorn, and loathing of divine truth: when it comes to particulars they know nothing as they should. For when is truth known, but when in particulars we stand for it, and will neither betray it, nor do any thing that doth not benefit a ⟨p. 32⟩Christian? If we have not the spirit of God to relish truths in particular, they will do us no good. And except the spirit sanctify the heart of man first by these truths, the truth will never be understood by the proud, natural heart of man.
Wee see men of excellent parts are enemies to that they teach themselves, opposing the power of the Gospell: whence is all this? because they thinke only the opening of these things makes them divines, wheras without the holy Ghost sanctifying, and altering the heart in some measure, ⟨p. 31⟩to tast, and rellish these things, that as they are divine in themselves, so to have some what divine in the heart to tast these things, it is impossible but that the heart should rise against them; and so it doth: for when it comes to particulars, you must deny your selfe in this honour, in this pleasure, & cōmoditie, now you must venture the displeasure▪ of man for this, and that truth: the heart riseth in scorn, and loathing of divine truth: when it comes to particulars they know nothing as they should. For when is truth knowne, but when in particulars wee stand for it, and will neither betray it, nor do any thing that doth not benefit a