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A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the…
A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maxims, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maximes, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.
London : Printed for and are to be sold by John Hancock, 1666
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Eighthly, If you do but seriously §8consider what a mighty interest the people of God have in the Grand Favourite of Heaven, viz. The Lord 1Jesus, who lies in the bosom of the Father, and who is so near and ⟨p. 30⟩dear unto him, and so potent and prevalent with him, that he can do what he pleaseth with the Father, and have what he will of the Father. Now look what interest the wife hath in the husband, the child in the father, the members in the head, the subject in his Prince, the servant in his Lord, the branches in the root, the building in the foundation, that the believer hath in Christ, and much more. Christ is not like the Bramble, that receives good but yields none; but he is like the Fig-tree, the Vine, the Olive. All that are interested in him, that pertain to him, are the better for him; they all receive of his fullness 2grace for grace. Now, doubtless, all that interest that Jesus Christ hath in God the Father, he will improve to the utmost for their good, that have an interest in him. Now by this argument 'tis also evident, that the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground above all others in the world, as to their outward preservation and protection.
Eighthly, If you do but seriously §8consider what a mighty interest the people of God have in the Grand Favourite of Heaven, viz. The Lord 1Jesus, who lies in the bosome of the Father, and who is so near and ⟨p. 30⟩dear unto him, and so potent and prevalent with him, that he can do what he pleaseth with the Father, and have what he will of the Father. Now look what interest the wife hath in the husband, the child in the father, the members in the head, the subject in his Prince, the servant in his Lord, the branches in the root, the building in the foundation, that the believer hath in Christ, and much more. Christ is not like the Bramble, that receives good but yields none; but he is like the Fig-tree, the Vine, the Olive. All that are interested in him, that pertain to him, are the better for him; they all receive of his fulness