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The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…The spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…
The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copiesThe spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copies
London: printed by Thomas Paine for Ralph Mabb, 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.
Again, true desires,§3 they are not only of the favour 1of God, but of graces for the altering of our nature: as Nehemiah here, he desires not the favour of God ⟨p. 42⟩so much, as he desires to fear Gods Name. Now when desire is of graces, it is a holy desire. You have not the worst men, but would desire with Balaam, to dye the death of the righteous, &c. that they might enjoy the portion of Gods people: but to desire grace, that is opposite to corrupt nature, as fire and water, this is an argument of a holy principle of grace in us, whence this desire springs, when we desire that, that is a counter poison to corrupt nature, that hath an antitipathy to corruption. Therefore, when a man from the bottom of his ⟨p. 43⟩heart can desire, oh! that I could serve God better, that I had more liberty to serve him, that I had a heart more enlarged, more mortified, more weaned from the world; Oh! that I could fear God more. And of all graces, if it be a true desire, it is of such graces as may curb us of our sinful delights, and restrain us of our carnal liberty, and knit us near to God, and make us more heavenly minded: the desire of these graces show a true temper of soul indeed.
Againe, true desires,§3 they are not onely of the favour 1of God, but of graces for the altring of our nature: as Nehemiah here, he desires not the favor of God ⟨p. 42⟩so much, as he desires to feare Gods Name. Now when desire is of graces, it is a holy desire. You have not the worst men, but would desire with Balaam, to dye the death of the righteous, &c. that they might injoy the portion of Gods people: but to desire grace, that is opposite to corrupt nature, as fire and water, this is an argument of a holy principle of grace in us, whence this desire springs, when we desire that, that is a counter poyson to corrupt nature, that hath an antitipathy to corruption. Therefore, when a man from the bottome of his