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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.
1. More strongly; The Sacraments are our spiritual baitings and refreshments which God affords ⟨p. 102⟩us to strengthen us in our journey to Heaven: They are spiritual meat & drink to strengthen us in the performance of all spiritual obedience; such meat as will not only enable a man to work, but to work more strongly. And 'tis to be feared, that they who are never the stronger for service, feed not upon the substance, but upon the shadow, they feed upon the elements, but never taste of Christ the staff of nourishment; 1and tis true here, the mere element is no nourishment.
1. More strongly; The Sacraments are our spirituall baitings and refreshments which God affords ⟨p. 102⟩us to strengthen us in our journey to Heaven: They are spirituall meat & drink to strengthen us in the performance of al spirituall obedience; such meat as will not only inable a man to work, but to work more strongly. And 'tis to be feared, that they who are never the stronger for service, feed not upon the substance, but upon the shadow, they feed upon the elements, but never tast of Christ the staff of nourishment; 1and tis true here, the meer element is no nourishment.
- 1Purum elementum non est alimentum.
2. More willingly and cheerfully; Then shall we be able to run the ways of God's Commandments, 1when God once here enlarges our hearts. It is said of Jacob, that when he had been refreshed with the presence of God, he plucked up his feet, and went on cheerfully. So here, when the soul hath been refreshed with the presence