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A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…
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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Fourthly, They bear false witness against Christ, his Spirit, §4their own Souls, and the work of Grace that is wrought in them. O how many dark, doubting, drooping Christians are there, who, if you could give them ten thousand worlds, yet would never be brought to bear false witness against their poorest Neighbour, Brother, or Friend, and that out of Conscience, because of that Command, Thou shalt not bear false witness, &c. who yet make no Conscience, no bones of it, frequently to bear witness against the Lord Jesus Christ, and his gracious works upon their own hearts? But,
Fifthly, they join with Satan and his work, and his suggestions, §5and with that strong party he has in them, against the Lord Jesus Christ and his work, and his weak party in them.1 Sin is Satan's work, and Grace is Christs work: Now how sad is it to see a Christian fall in with Satan's work in him, against the work of Christ that is in him. Satan has a strong party in their souls, and Christ has but a weak party; now how unjust is it for them to help the strong against the weak, when they should upon many accounts be a helping the weak against the strong, a helping the Lord against the mighty, a helping weak grace against strong and mighty corruptions: An how skilful and careful are many weak Christians to make head against the work of Christ in their own Souls, and to plead hard for Satan and his works in them, as if they had received a Fee from him to plead against Christ and their own Souls. O Christians, that you would be wise at last, and let Baal plead for Baal, let Satan plead for himself, but do you plead for Christ and that seed of God that is in you. Well, remember this,2 that as fire is often hid under the embe•s, so grace is often hid under many soul distempers; and as a little fire is fire, though it be even smothered under the embers, so a little Grace is Grace, though it be even smothered under much corruption: Now by these short hints, you may easily perceive how many Royal Commands these poor Christians transgress, who deny and belly the blessed work of the Lord in them. But,