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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, That obedience that springs from faith, is the obedience of a son, not of a slave; 'tis a free voluntary evangelical ⟨p. 147⟩obedience, and not a legal, servile, and forced obedience, Psal. 110.3. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness; in the Hebrew, 'tis willingness in the plural number, to show their exceeding great willingnesses, Psal. 27.8. When thou saidest, seek ye my face, my heart said unto thee, thy face Lord will I seek. By face is meant, 1. God himself, Exod. 20.3. Before my face; that is, before me. 2. His favour, Jer. 18.17. I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. Now, no sooner had God given forth a word of command, for the Psalmist to seek himself, and to seek his favour, but presently his heart did echo to that command; Thy face Lord will I seek. So Jer. 3.22. Return ye back-sliding children, and I will heal your back-slidings; behold, we come unto thee, for thou art the Lord our God. Every gracious soul hath the duplicate of God's Law in his heart, and is willingly cast into the mould of his Word, Rom. 6.17. Ye have obeyed from the heart, the form of doctrine that hath been delivered to you, or whereto you were delivered (as the words may be read) They did not only obey, but they obeyed from the heart, their hearts were in their obedience, Psal. 40.8. I delight to do thy will, O my God! yea, thy Law is within my heart, 1or in the midst of my bowels, as the Hebrew runs; these note the tenderest affections. There is the counterpane of the Law written, yea, printed upon every gracious heart; a godly man will live and dye with the Law of God stamped upon his heart. O eata Apocalypsis (said that Martyr, catching up the Revelation that was cast into the same fire with him to be burnt) O Blessed Revelation! how happy am I to be burned with thee in my hands? It was Christ's meat and drink to do his Father's will; and the same mind is in all the Saints,