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A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…
A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1676
Sermon 1: Quest. How may we attain to love God with all our Hearts, Souls, and Minds? Serm. I.
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6. Tears and sighs through desires and joys; when the spiritual love-sick soul, would in some such, but an unexpressable manner, breath out it's sorrows and joys into the bosom of God. Lord, why thus loving to me, and why is my heart no more overcome with divine love? those that never received so much from thee, love thee more. O I am weary of my want of love! O I am weary of my distance from God! O I am weary of my unspiritual frame! we that are in this tabernacle do groan being burdened, not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life (i). Here when the heart is ready to dye away through excess of love,1 'tis passionately complaining of defects. Dear Lord what shall I say? what shall I do? what shall I render? O for more endearing communications of Divine love! O for more answerable returns of love to God! Thus much of effects as to God.
6. Tears and sighes through desires and joys; when the spiritual love-sick soul, would in some such, but an unexpressable manner, breath out it's sorrows and joys into the bosom of God. Lord, why thus loving to me, and why is my heart no more overcome with divine love? those that never receiv'd so much from thee, love thee more. O I am weary of my want of love! O I am weary of my distance from God! O I am weary of my unspiritual frame! we that are in this tabernacle do groan being burdened, not for that we would be uncloathed, but cloathed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life (i). Here when the heart is ready to dye away through excess of love,1 'tis passionately complaining of defects. Dear Lord what shall I say? what shall I do? what shall I render? O for more endearing communications of Divine love! O for more answerable returns of love to God! Thus much of effects as to God.