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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
First, Consider it is the command of God. It is not the voice of man, but of God. It ⟨p. 40⟩is God that speaks to thee, Commune with thy own hearts: Examine thy self. Christian, I urge the command of God upon thy Conscience, wilt thou obey or w•lt thou not? darest thou to set thy self against God! and set thy will above the will of God! O think upon it.
First, Consider it is the command of God. It is not the voyce of man, but of God. It ⟨p. 40⟩is God that speaks to thee, Commune with thy own hearts: Examine thy self. Christian, I urge the command of God upon thy Conscience, wilt thou obey or w•lt thou not? darest thou to set thy self against God! and set thy will above the will of God! O think upon it.
Secondly, Consider the time when, and the manner how you consented to set to the performance of this duty. It was in a time of love; at a feast of love; and after a Song of love. Consider what a rich mercy God hath bestowed upon you, in giving you liberty to draw nigh to him in such an ordinance as you lately sate under. It was but a little while ago, beloved, that you thought that you should drink no more of the fruit of the vine, till you drank it in your fathers kingdom. And behold contrary to your expectations, the King hath sent to you, saying, come and sup with me: come and sit at my table.
Secondly, Consider the time when, and the manner how you consented to set to the performance of this duty. It was in a time of love; at a feast of love; and after a Song of love. Consider what a rich mercy God hath bestowed upon you, in giving you liberty to draw nigh to him in such an ordinance as you lately sate under. It was but a little while ago, beloved, that you thought that you should drink no more of the fruit of the vine, till you drank it in your fathers kingdome. And behold contrary to your expectations, the King hath sent to you, saying, come and sup with me: come and sit at my table.