The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

Others indeed, though they do a duty, yet as their hearts seek not Christ in the duty, so their souls can rest content without him, when the duty is done: but it is otherwise with a right-born-soul.

'Twas the speech of Bradford, that he could never leave a duty, till he had found communion with Christ in the duty: till he had brought his heart into a duty-frame. He could not leave confession, till he had found his heart touched, broken, and humbled for sin; nor Petition, till he had found his heart taken with the beauties of the things desired, and carried out after them: nor could he leave thanksgiving, till he had found his spirit enlarged, and his soul quickened in the return of praises.

'Twas the speech of Bradford, that hee could never leave a duty, till hee had found communion with Christ in the duty: till hee had brought his heart into a duty-frame. Hee could not leave confession, till hee had found his heart touched, broken, and humbled for sin; nor Petition, till hee had found his heart taken with the beauties of the things desired, and carried out after them: nor could hee leave thanksgiving, till hee had found his spirit inlarged, and his soul quickened in the return of praises.

And it was the happiness of Bernard, a Heaven upon Earth, that he saith of himself, I never went from thee, without thee. ¹He found God in every duty: he had communion with God in every prayer; which indeed is Heaven on this side Heaven.

And it was the happiness of Bernard, a Heaven upon Earth, that hee saith of himself, I never went from thee, without thee. ¹