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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, True hatred includes a constant and perpetual conflict; the flesh will be still lusting against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh.1 Though sin and grace were not born together, and though sin and grace shall never die together; yet whilst a believer lives in this world, they must live together; and whilst sin and grace do cohabit together, they will still be opposing and conflicting one with another. That man that truly hates sin, will everlastingly conflict with sin, he will die fighting against his sins as one of the Dukes of Venice died fighting against his enemies with his weapons in his hand. Well Christians, remember this, Though to be kept from sin brings most peace and comfort to us, yet for us to oppose sin, and for God to pardon sin, that brings most glory to God, 2 Cor. 12.7, 8, 9.
Fifthly, True hatred includes a deadly intention and destruction; for nothing satisfies hatred but death and ruin. Saul hated David, 1and sought his life; he hunted him up and down as a Partridge in the mountains, he left no stone unturned, nor no means unattempted, whereby he might revenge himself upon David. Haman hated Mordecai, and nothing would satisfy him but to bring him to a shameful death, to see him hanged on a gallows fifty cubits high (which was designed saith Lyra, to put Mordecai to the greater shame, for he hanging high every one might see him and point to him.) Now when there was but one night betwixt Mordecai and a shameful death, divine providence opportunely struck in and saved h•m from Haman's malice, and caused the mischief which he had plotted against Mordecai, suddenly to fall upon his own