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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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:724p. 387–388§15

Now the design of Christ in all this is to train up his people in a life of faith, and to teach them in the want of their signs and evidences,¹ how to live above their signs and evidences upon himself, who is their life, their hope, their heaven, their happiness, their all. Now Christians, the best way to prevent these sore soul-distresses, is in the moderate use of your signs and evidences, to live much in the fresh and frequent actings of faith upon the Lord Jesus, and in so ⟨p. 388⟩doing, you will neither grieve Christ, nor provoke Christ nor wrong your own precious and immortal souls. But,

1Col. 3.3, 4. Col. 1.27.

:725p. 388–389§16

The sixteenth and last Proposition that I shall lay down is this: When ever any fresh doubts or fears rise in your hearts, upon the stirrings of corruptions, or debility of graces, or failing in duties, &c. then keep close to these two Rules; First, have recourse to any of the former characters that are laid down in this Book, and while you find any of them shining in your souls; nay, though it were but one, never pass any judgment against the happiness and blessedness of your spiritual or eternal estates. Secondly, turn your selves to such particular promises, and plead such particular promises, and rest and stay your trembling souls upon such particular promises,¹ and cling fast to such particular promises, that have been comforts, cordials and supports to many weak, doubting, trembling Christians, who have been always afraid to say they had grace, or to say that God was their Father, or Christ their Redeemer, or the Spirit their Sanctifier, or Heaven their Inheritance, &c. I have read of a woman that was much disquieted in conscience, even to despair, endeavouring to be her own executioner, but was comforted by that blessed promise,

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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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