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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.
Thirdly, You are the first fruits of the Creation. Jam. 1. 18. Of his own will beg at he us with his word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his Creatures. Now there were several things observable in the first-fruits, As.
Thirdly, You are the first sruits of the Creation. Jam. 1. 18. Of his own will beg at he us with his word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his Creatures. Now there were several things observable in the first-fruits, As.
(First,) The first fruits, they were the choice of the fruits. And therefore God, that did ever require them to bring the best, would require them to bring the first-fruits of the Creatures. Believers are the first fruits of Gods works. And God sets more value upon this workmanship then upon any thing else beside. Other things they show some footsteps of God: but the new creature that hath the very Image of God, and so is the first fruit of all. The ⟨p. 109⟩first fruits are of a more higher price and esteem than any other. So are you: you are those that he calls his excellent ones. Those whom he binds up amongst •s Jewels. The Saints are the desire of his eyes, and the joy of his heart. Christians, I speak this to you and you must apply it. You are the desire of Christ Psal. 4. 5. 11. He asks no other portion but you, Psal. 2. 8. And you are his delight as well as his desire. Prov. 8. The wisdom of the Father from all eternity, had his delight in the habitable part of the earth.