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Name: A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…
Author: Thomas Brooks

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 ...

Thomas Brooks 1608–1680London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock ..., 1669

[40], 390, [4] p. · 168k words · Wing B4937 · ESTC R1926

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Chapter 5

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The fifteenth Proposition is this. When your graces are strongest, and your evidences for heaven are clearest, and your comforts rise highest upon the sight of your graces or gracious evidences, then in a special manner it concerns you to make it your great business and work to act faith a fresh, to act faith with a greater strength, upon the free, rich and glorious grace of God, and upon the Lord Jesus Christ. 'Tis reported of the Chrystal, that it hath such a virtue in it, that the very touching of it quickens other stones, and ⟨p. 383⟩puts a lustre and beauty upon them. This is most true of faith; faith is a grace that gives strength and efficacy to all other graces, it is like a silver thread that runs through a chain of pearl, it hath an influence upon all other graces that are in the soul; faith is as the spring in the watch that moves the wheels, not a grace stirs till faith sets it at work. What is said of Solomons virtuous woman, viz. ¹That she sets all her Maidens to work, is most true of faith; faith sets all the graces in the soul at work. We love as we believe, and we obey as we believe, and we hope as we believe, and we joy as we believe, and we mourn as we believe, and we repent as we believe; all graces keep time and pace with faith, &c. Now when your graces are most shining, and your evidences for heaven are most sparkling, O then, give faith elbow-room, give faith full scope to exercise it self upon the Lord Jesus. Adams obedience to innocency was not more pleasing and delightful to God, than the exercise of your faith on the Lord Jesus will be at such a time pleasing and delightful to him; you are to look upon all your graces and gracious evidences as your highest encouragement to a lively, cheerful,² and resolute acting of faith upon the person of Christ, the righteousness of Christ, &c. All a Christians graces, and all his gracious evidences should be but as a golden bridge,³ or as Josephs wagons, a means to pass his soul over to Christ afresh by a renewed exercise of faith. When your graces and gracious evidences are most splendent, then be sure that Christ be found lying as a bundle of myrrh between your breasts, and all is well, and will be well. Dear Christians,

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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…

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham College, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhill, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham Colledge, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhil, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham College, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhill, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham Colledge, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhil, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

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