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The divine life in three treatises
The divine life in three treatises ... by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Francis Tyton, 1664
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7. As there is no present fixedness in your thoughts, so the business and pleasure of them will be of very short continuance, if God be not the chief in all. And who would choose to employ his thoughts on such things as he is sure they must soon forget, and never more have any business with to all eternity! You shall think of those houses, and lands, and friends, and pleasures but a little while, unless it be with repenting tormenting thoughts, in the place of misery: you will have no delight to think of any thing, which is now most precious to your flesh, when once the flesh it self decays, and is no more capable of delight, Psal. 146. 4. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
7. As there is no present fixedness in your thoughts, so the business and pleasure of them will be of very short continuance, if God be not the chief in all. And who would choose to imploy his thoughts on such things as he is sure they must soon forget, and never more have any business with to all eternity! You shall think of those houses, and lands, and friends, and pleasures but a little while, unless it be with repenting tormenting thoughts, in the place of misery: you will have no delight to think of any thing, which is now most precious to your flesh, when once the flesh it self decayes, and is no more capable of delight, Psal. 146. 4. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Call in your thoughts then from these transitory things, that have no consistency or continuance, and turn them unto him with whom they may find everlasting employment and delight: Remember not the enticing baits of sensuality and pride, but [Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.]
Call in your thoughts then from these transitory things, that have no consistency or continuance, and turn them unto him with whom they may find everlasting employment and delight: Remember not the enticing baits of sensuality and pride, but [Remember now thy Creatour in the dayes of thy youth, while the evil dayes come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.]