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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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1Fifthly, Yea what vehement desire, [Greek or Hebrew], it signifies such a desire of fervency, that can admit of no delay; it notes such a desire as produces diligence, activity, and industry. The true penitent is full of fervent and vehement desires to be rid of his sins; Rachel was never more vehement and fervent in her desires after children, nor David after the water of the well Bethlehem, nor the hunted Hart after the water-brooks, nor the betrothed Virgin for her marriage day, nor the Apprentice for his freedom, nor the Captive for his ransom, nor the Soldier for the conquest, nor the sick Man for his cure, nor the condemned Man for his pardon, than the true penitent is vehement and fervent in his desires to have his lusts subdued,2 mortified and destroyed. Many a day have I sought death with tears (said blessed Cowper) not out of distrust, impatience or perturbation, but because I am weary of sin, and fearful of falling into it. If you ask the penitent, why do you hear, pray, read, and apply your self so seriously, so frequently, so unweariedly, and so constantly to all sin-subduing administrations? he will tell you, 'tis out of a vehement and fervent desire that he has to he rid of his sins. If you ask him again, why he is so much in complaining against sin, in mourning over sin, and in warring against sin? &c. he will tell you, out of a vehement and earnest desire that he has to be fully and finally delivered from sin.
1Fifthly, Yea what vehement desire, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, it signifies such a desire of fervency, that can admit of no delay; it notes such a desire as produces diligence, activity, and industry. The true penitent is full of fervent and vehement desires to be rid of his sins; Rachel was never more vehement and fervent in her desires after children, nor David after the water of the well Bethlehem, nor the hunted Hart after the water-brooks, nor the betrothed Virgin for her marriage day, nor the Apprentice for his freedom, nor the Captive for his ransom, nor the Soldier for the conquest, nor the sick Man for his cure, nor the condemned Man for his pardon, than the true penitent is vehement and fervent in his desires to have his lusts subdued,2