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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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Fifthly, Godly sorrow is a lasting sorrow, 'tis a durable §5sorrow; as long as a Christian continues sinning, he can't but continue mourning. David's sins were always before him, Psal. 51.3. though his Absalom nor his Bathsheba were not ever before him. Godly sorrow will every day follow sin hard at hells. Look, as a wicked man (in respect of his desire and will to sin) would sin for ever, if he should live for ever; so I may say, if a godly man should live for ever, he would sorrow for ever. After Paul had been converted many years (some think fourteen) you shall find him a mourning and lamenting over his sins, Rom. 7. An ingenious child will never cease mourning, till he ceases from offending an indulgent father. Though sin and godly sorrow were never ⟨p. 224⟩born together, yet whilst a believer lives in this world, they must live together. And indeed holy joy and godly sorrow are no ways inconsistent, Psal. 2.11. yea, a godly man's eyes are always fullest of tears, when his heart is fullest of holy joy, &c. A man may go joying and mourning to his grave, yea to heaven at the same time.
Fifthly, Godly sorrow is a lasting sorrow, 'tis a durable §5sorrow; as long as a Christian continues sinning, he can't but continue mourning. David's sins were alwayes before him, Psal. 51.3. though his Absalom nor his Bathsheba were not ever before him. Godly sorrow will every day follow sin hard at hells. Look, as a wicked man (in respect of his desire and will to sin) would sin for ever, if he should live for ever; so I may say, if a godly man should live for ever, he would sorrow for ever. After Paul had been converted many years (some think fourteen) you shall find him a mourning and lamenting over his sins, Rom. 7. An ingenious child will never cease mourning, till he ceases from offending an indulgent father. Though sin and godly sorrow were never