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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.
Therefore a man may know by his taste of divine truth, whether he desire grace: he that desires grace, desires the means that may convey grace, and especially so far as they convey grace. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the Word. You cannot still a child with any thing but milk, he desires no blending or mixing, but only milk: so a true Christian desires divine truths most; because ⟨p. 48⟩the Spirit of God is effectual by them, to work grace and comfort in him. I will not enlarge my self in the point.
Therefore a man may know by his tast of divine truth, whether he desire grace: hee that desires grace, desires the meanes that may convay grace, and especially so farre as they convay grace. As new borne babes desire the sincere milke of the Word. You cannot still a childe with any thing but milke, he desires no blending or mixing, but onely milke: so a true Christian desires divine truthes most; because ⟨p. 48⟩the Spirit of God is effectuall by them, to worke grace and comfort in him. I will not inlarge my selfe in the point.
The comfortable observation hence is this,1 that weak Christians,2 that find a debility, and faintness, and feebleness in their performances; hence they may comfort themselves, by their desire to fear God, and to worship God, and to serve him: if their desires be true. Therefore in Isaiah 26. the Church allegeth it to God, in the way of thy judgements have we sought thee, &c. The desire of our souls is towards thy Name: ⟨p. 49⟩