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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 1 › Chapter 3 › Section 7: More Motives to encourage us in this work.
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5. Consider, that a through-sight of Christ, will increase your inward joy in Christ, Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad. 1A right sight of Christ, will make a right-sighted Christian glad at heart; I wonder not that you walk uncomfortably, if you never tried this Art of Christ-contemplation; can you have comfort from Christ, and never think of Christ? doth any thing in the world glad you, when you do not remember it? If you were possessed of all the Treasure in the Earth, if you had title to the highest Dignities, and never thought of them, sure they would never rejoice you. Come look up unto Jesus, fix your eyes, thoughts, and hearts on that blessed objects, and then you may expect Davids experience,2 my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips, when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate of thee in the night watches. A frequent access to Christ in a way of meditation cannot but warm the soul in spiritual comforts. When the Sun in the spring draws near our part of the earth, how do all ⟨p. 20⟩things congratulate its approach? the earth looks green, the trees shoot forth, the plants revive, the birds sing sweetly, the face of all things smiles upon us, and all the creatures below rejoice: Christians! if you would but draw near, and look on this Son of Righteousness, Jesus Christ, what a spring of joy would be within you? how would your Graces be fresh and green? how would you forget your winter sorrows? how early would you rise (as those Birds in the spring) to sing the Praise of our great Creator, and dear Redeemer.
5. Consider, that a through-sight of Christ, will encrease your inward joy in Christ, Your father Abraham rejoyced to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad. 1A right sight of Christ, will make a right-sighted Christian glad at heart; I wonder not that you walk uncomfortably, if you never tried this Art of Christ-contemplation; can you have comfort from Christ, and never think of Christ? doth any thing in the world glad you, when you do not remember it? If you were possessed of all the Treasure in the Earth, if you had title to the highest Dignities, and never thought of them, sure they would never rejoyce you. Come look up unto Jesus, fix your eyes, thoughts, and hearts on that blessed objects, and then you may expect Davids experience,