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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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Eighthly, Though poor doubting trembling Christians dare not say that they have such strength and power against their sins as they would have, or as they should have, or as many of the dear Saints of God have, who often lead Captivity Captive;1 yet they dare say, that when the Lord is pleased (now and then by his Spirit, Power, Word, Grace, &c.) to help them, though it be but a little, against their sins, to help them in any measure to subdue their sins, or to assist them to bring any one sin or another to an under, or to arm them against any temptations, occasions or provocations to sin, there are no such times or seasons of joy, comfort, delight, refreshing, and content to their Souls as these are. The language of their Souls in such a day as this is, is this, O that it might be always thus with us! O that every day we might lead Captivity Captive! O that every day we might have our lusts at an under! O that every day we might triumph over the old man! O that every day one lust or another might fall before the power, the Spirit, the presence, the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. But,
Eighthly, Though poor doubting trembling Christians dare not say that they have such strength and power against their sins as they would have, or as they should have, or as many of the dear Saints of God have, who often lead Captivity Captive;1 yet they dare say, that when the Lord is pleased (now and then by his Spirit, Power, Word, Grace, &c.) to help them, though it be but a little, against their sins, to help them in any measure to subdue their sins, or to assist them to bring any one sin or another to an under, or to arm them against any temptations, occasions or provocations to sin, there are no such times or seasons of joy, comfort, delight, refreshing, and content to their Souls as these are. The language of their Souls in such a day as this is, is this, O that it might be alwayes thus with us! O that every day we might lead Captivity Captive! O that every day we might have our lusts at an under! O that every day we might triumph over the old man! O that every day one lust or another might fall before the power, the Spirit, the presence, the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. But,