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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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There is no man that obeys God truly, who doth not endeavour to obey God fully, and thus you see in what respects that obedience that flows from Faith, is a full obedience, a universal obedience. A child of God obeys all the commands of God in respect of his sincere desires, purposes, resolutions, and endeavours; and this God accepts in Christ for perfect and complete obedience. This is the glory of the Covenant of Grace, that God accepts and esteems of sincere obedience as perfect obedience. Such who sincerely endeavour to keep the whole Law of God, they do keep the whole Law of God in an evangelical sense, though not in a legal sense. In the work of Conversion,1 God infuseth all Grace together, and writes not one particular Law in the hearts of his children, but the whole Law, which is a universal Principle, inclining the Soul impartially to all. The gracious Soul sincerely falls in with every command of God (so far as he knows it), without prejudice or partiality, he dares not pick and choose what commands to obey, and what to reject, as Hypocrites do; he hath an eye to see, an ear to hear, and a heart to obey the first Table as well as the second, and the second as well as the first; He doth not adhere to the first, and neglect the second, as Hypocrites do; neither doth he adhere to the second, and contemn the first, as profane men do. All Sauls, Jebues, Judas's, Demas's, Scribes, Pharisees, and temporaries,2 they are still partial in their obedience, for while they yield obedience to some commands, they live in the habitual breach of other Commands. Jehu boastingly calls out,3 Come see my zeal for the Lord of Hosts. But if Jehoshaphat had gone a little further, he might have seen his Calves too, contrary to Gods Commands. Herod heard John Baptist gladly, and did many things; but if John will be close and plain with him,4 he shall then first lose his liberty, and then his head for his labour. A sincere Christian loves all the known Commands of God, and prises all the Commands of God, and sees a Divine Image, Majesty, and Authority stamped upon all the Commands of God: And therefore the main bent and disposition ⟨p. 136⟩