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A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ...…
A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton, 1662
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Obj. But if Sacraments be so pleasant, why then (saith a disconsolate soul,) have I found no more pleasure or comfort in them? Answ. Even in the soul that's made alive by Grace, diseases may ⟨p. 294⟩much corrupt the appetite, and make the sweetest thing seem bitter. Are not Sacraments sweet to you? and do you not delight in the communion of God and of his Saints? I will not say much to you, lest it seem digressive, but briefly ask you these few Questions.
Obj. But if Sacraments be so pleasant, why then (saith a disconsolate soul,) have I found no more pleasure or comfort in them? Answ. Even in the soul thats made alive by Grace, diseases may ⟨p. 294⟩much corrupt the appetite, and make the sweetest thing seem bitter. Are not Sacraments sweet to you? and do you not delight in the communion of God and of his Saints? I will not say much to you, lest it seem degrestive, but briefly ask you these few Questions.
1. Are the thoughts of God, of Christ, of Heaven sweet to you? If they be, me thinks the Ordinances should be sweet! If they be not, its no wonder that you set light by Sacraments, if you can set light by Christ and heaven it self.
1. Are the thoughts of God, of Christ, of Heaven sweet to you? If they be, me thinks the Ordinances should be sweet! If they be not, its no wonder that you sét light by Sacraments, if you can set light by Christ and heaven it self.
Quest. 2. Is not sin grown sweet to you? If it be, the ordinances will not be sweet: no nor unless your sins grow bitter.