A29686:619
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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Mark, there are three things in a sincere Christian that will strongly incline him to keep close to the Lord, and close to his ways in the want of all outward encouragements,1 and in the face of all outward discouragements: And the first is a forcible principle, Divine Love; the second, is a mighty aid, the Spirit of God; and the third is a high aim; the Glory of God. Look, as Ruth kept close to her mother in the want of all outward encouragements, and in the face of all outward discouragements; And Ruth2 said, whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge; and nothing but death shall part thee and […]. So saith a sincere Christian, I will take my lot with Christ were ever it falls; I will keep close to the Lord, and close to my duty in the want of all outward encouragements, and in the face of all outward discouragements. Though outward encouragements be sometimes as a side wind, or as oil, or as chariot wheels, means to move a Christian to go on more sweetly, easily and comfortably in the ways of God, yet when this wind shall fail, and these chariot wheels shall be knocked off, a sincere Christian will keep close to the Lord and his ways. All this is come upon us; 3yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant; our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy ways. But what do they mean by saying, All this is come upon us? Why that you may see in the foregoing part of the Psalm. Thou hast cast us off, and put us to shame, 4and goest not forth with our armies; thou makest us turn back from the enemy, and they which hate us spoil for themselves; thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat, and hast scattered us among the heathen; thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price; thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us; thou makest us a by-word among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. Antiochus Epiphanes looked upon the Jews Religion as superstition; his wrath and rage was exceeding great, both against ⟨p. 316⟩