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The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A TREATISE OF THE LOVES OF CHRIST TO HIS SPOUSE. › Use of Exhortation.
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.
But who shall remove this stone? God alone must do it. But if this were done, this truth would let in a flood of mercy upon you; and even sink and over-whelm you in a Sea of mercy and glory; where now you go drooping, and hang down your heads, because you will not own that portion, which Christ hath left you; nor that comfort which Christ doth tender and speak to you.
4. Direction to them of the Church.
14. Labour for a reciprocal affection, a mutual taking between Christ and us. Is Christs heart taken with you? Oh! let your hearts be taken with him. Doth Christ love you: Oh! do you love Christ. Are you dear? are you precious to him? let him be dear and precious to you.
14. Labour for a reciprocall affection, a mutual taking between Christ and us. Is Christs heart taken with you? Oh! let your hearts bee taken with him. Doth Christ love you: Oh! do you love Christ. Are you dear? are you precious to him? let him bee dear and precious to you.
- 14. Direction to them of the Church.