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The oil of gladnessThe oyle of gladnesse
The oil of gladness. Or, Comfort for dejected sinners First preached in the parish church of Banbury in certain sermons, and now published in this present treatise. By William Whately minister there.The oyle of gladnesse. Or, Comfort for dejected sinners First preached in the parish church of Banbury in certaine sermons, and now published in this present treatise. By William Whately minister there.
London: printed by G. Miller for George Edwards, 1637
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.
§ 2.
Know then O ye servants of God, that when you do even torment ⟨p. 37⟩your selves, and keep your hearts still upon the rack as it were, you do greatly dishonour God, in this unmeasurable mourning, and greatly hurt your selves too. For what? is there not goodness in God as well as Justice? Is he made all of anger? Are his mercies clean gone for ever? Hath he shut up his tender compassion in displeasure? It is a discredit to the master of the family if his servants be always sad and whining: For if they had a good and merciful ⟨p. 38⟩Master, why should they be still languishing and complaining? See then, that ye do offend in this case, by not acknowledging the infinite mercies and tender compassions of your God. For in not comforting your selves, you do actually deny him to be merciful. For if he be merciful, why do we not taste and feel how good he is?
Know then O yee servants of God, that when you doe even torment ⟨p. 37⟩your selves, and keepe your hearts still upon the racke as it were, you doe greatly dishonour God, in this unmeasurable mourning, and greatly hurt your selves too. For what? is there not goodnesse in God as well as Iustice? Is he made all of anger? Are his mercies cleane gone for ever? Hath he shut up his tender compassion in displeasure? It is a discredit to the master of the family if his servants be alwaies sad and whining: For if they had a good and mercifull ⟨p. 38⟩Master, why should they be still languishing and complaining? See then, that ye doe offend in this case, by not acknowledging the infinite mercies and tender compassions of your God. For in not comforting your selves, you doe actually deny him to bee mercifull. For if he be mercifull, why doe wee not taste and feele how good he is?