A29686:204
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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Secondly, Though many poor weak doubting trembling §2Christians dare not say that they do love the Lord Jesus Christ,1 yet they dare say that they would love the Lord Jesus Christ with all their hearts, and with all their Souls, and they dare say, that if it were in their power, they would even shed tears of blood because they cannot love Christ, both as they would and as they should. Blessed Bradford would sit and weep at Dinner till the tears fell on his Trencher, because he could love God no more. So the poor doubting trembling Christian mourns and laments because he can love Christ no more. A man may love Gold, and yet not have it, but no man loveth God but he is sure to have God, saith Augustine. A good man once cried out, I had rather have one Christ, than a thousand Worlds.
Secondly, Though many poor weak doubting trembling §2Christians dare not say that they do love the Lord Jesus Christ,1 yet they dare say that they would love the Lord Jesus Christ with all their hearts, and with all their Souls, and they dare say, that if it were in their power, they would even shed tears of blood because they cannot love Christ, both as they would and as they should. Blessed Bradford would sit and weep at Dinner till the tears fell on his Trencher, because he could love God no more. So the poor doubting trembling Christian mourns and laments because he can love Christ no more. A man may love Gold, and yet not have it, but no man loveth God but he is sure to have God, saith Augustine. A good man once cryed out, I had rather have one Christ, than a thousand Worlds.
- 1'Twas a famous saying of Austins, he loves not Christ at all, that loves not Christ above all.