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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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Secondly, The holiness of God, and the honour of God, §2calls aloud upon all Christians to avoid the suspicion of sin. ⟨p. 118⟩God is so essentially holy, so unmixedly holy, so universally holy, so eminently, so transcendently holy, so superlatively holy, so originally, radically, and fundamentally holy; he is so Independently holy, so unchangeably, so constantly, and so exemplarily holy, that he cannot but hate and abhor the very appearance of evil. Look as apparent sins stir up the judicial anger of God against sinners, so the appearance of sin stirs up the Fatherly anger of God against Saints. A gracious heart knows, That God is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, Hab. 1.13. and therefore he keeps at a distance from the appearance of iniquity, of all men in the world none honour God at so high a rate as those that keep most aloof off from the appearance of evil. Many by their apparent evils have lived God, and Christ, and the Gospel, and their Profession, and precious Ordinances, into disgrace, scorn, and contempt; and O that we would all make it our great business, by abstaining from all appearance of evil, to live God, and Christ, and the Gospel, and our Profession, and precious Ordinances, into a greater credit, praise, and honour than ever. He keeps farthest off from dishonouring God, that keeps farthest off from the appearance of sin. But, &c.
Secondly, The holiness of God, and the honour of God, §2calls aloud upon all Christians to avoid the suspition of sin. ⟨p. 118⟩God is so essentially holy, so unmixedly holy, so universally holy, so eminently, so transcendently holy, so superlatively holy, so originally, radically, and fundamentally holy; he is so Independantly holy, so unchangably, so constantly, and so exemplarily holy, that he cannot but hate and abhor the very appearance of evil. Look as apparent sins stir up the judicial anger of God against sinners, so the appearance of sin stirs up the Fatherly anger of God against Saints. A gracious heart knows, That God is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity,