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The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians…The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians…
The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians privilege in approaching to God in ordinances, duty in his sacramental approaches, danger if he do not sanctify God in them / by Samuel Bolton ...The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians priviledge in approaching to God in ordinances, duty in his sacramentall approaches, danger if hee do not sanctifie God in them / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by M. Simmons for A. Kembe, 1644
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.
To the sanctifying God in an Ordinance, is required something after. And
To the sanctifying God in an Ordinance, is required somthing after. And
That now which is required afterward, is, That you labour to ⟨p. 94⟩see the fruit of this ordinance to run down through your lives. Thou exercisedst faith, labour to see thy heart more established in assurance of pardon. See thy graces more strengthened, thy corruptions more weakened. I will name only two things which are to follow the performance of this ordinance, if ever you would sanctify God in it: 1. Thankfulness, 2. Obedience.
That now which is required afterward, is, That you labour to ⟨p. 94⟩see the fruit of this ordinance to run downe through your lives. Thou exercisedst faith, labour to see thy heart more established in assurance of pardon. See thy graces more strengthened, thy corruptions more weakned. I will name onely two things which are to follow the performance of this ordinance, if ever you would sanctifie God in it: 1. Thankfulnesse, 2. Obedience.
1. 1Thankfulness: Return home now, as thy heart, full of the benefits of the Lord; so thy heart full of praises to the Lord. Angels employments are most suitable to Angels food: thou hast had Angels food, and let thy heart return Angels retribution, praise and thanksgiving. If God do but feed your bodies, there is none, I hope, such beasts, as will not return the retribution