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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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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.
Tell me you childish brutish wantons; Do you think in your heart, that you have as much solid joy and pleasure, in a play day, or in your idle games, or in spending the Lords day in idleness or sports, as we have in the holy works of God? Do you think our Delight is not more then yours? To our shame, but to the praise of God, we must say, that we have tried both ways. We know what it is to play away much of the Lords day, and what it is to employ it in waiting on the Lord. But since we knew the later, we wish we had never known the former. That's our recreation which is your toil: and that would be our prison, and stocks, and toil, which is your sport and recreation.
Tell me you childish brutish wantons; Do you think in your heart, that you have as much solid joy and pleasure, in a play day, or in your idle games, or in spending the Lords day in idleness or sports, as we have in the holy works of God? Do you think our Delight is not more then yours? To our shame, but to the praise of God, we must say, that we have tryed both ways. We know what it is to play away much of the Lords day, and what it is to imploy it in waiting on the Lord. But since we knew the later, we wish we had never known the former. Thats our recreation which is your toile: and that would be our prison, and stocks, and toile, which is your sport and recreation.
6. Another Delightful portion of our work, is Holy Conference with the experienced servant of the Lord. There are many things considerable in holy conference that maketh it delightful.
1. It is the conference of dearest friends: the special Love that all the Godly have to one another, doth exceedingly sweeten their communion. The very presence of those that we most dearly love, is a pleasure to us: Much more their sweetest edifying discourse.