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A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock ..., 1669
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Assurance can't be ordinarily had without a serious examination of our own hearts, for assurance is the certain knowledge of the conclusion drawn from the premises, one out of Scripture, the other by a reflect act of the understanding or conscience, thus: He that believes and repents shall certainly be saved, that is the voice of the Word of God; then by the search of a mans own heart, he must be able to say, but I believe and repent, and from these two doth result this assurance, that he may safely conclude, therefore I shall be saved. And, O that all Christians were so wise, as seriously to ponder upon these things.
Thirdly, a godly man may argue thus. He that hath respect §3unto all Gods commands, shall never be ashamed, Psal. 119.6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto ⟨p. 28⟩a l thy commandments. 1He that is so honest and faithful with God, as to do his best, shall find that God will be so gracious as to pardon his worst. And this Gospel indulgence, David does more than hint at in those words, Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. Or, as the Hebrew has it, Then shall I not blush when my eye is to all thy commandments. The Traveller you know, hath his eye towards the place where he is going; and though he be yet short of it, yet he is putting on and pressing forward all he can to reach it; so when the eye of a Saint is to all the commands of God, and he is still a pressing forwards toward full obedience, such a foul shall never be put to shame, it shall never be put to the blush, but it shall be able, living and dying, boldly to appear in the presence of the Lord. Mark, the Psalmist doth not say, when I obey all thy commandments, but when I have respect to all thy commandments; and that implies an inward awe and reverential eye towards every duty God requires: You know, to have respect unto a thing is this, When that of all others sways most with us, as when a Master commands such a business, the servant will do it, because he respects him; and at his command he will go and come, though he will not at the command of any other.) But I have respect unto all his commandments, therefore I shall never be ashamed.