A30241:1936
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
5. This Joy of Christ will facilitate all holy and religious actions; They will make us think the time short, and grudge the work of God is so soon over; Your worldly joy is called pastime, and thus is heavenly, upon a better account, When a man rejoiceth in the Sabbaths, and calls them a delight, then they do not as those worldly wretches in the Prophet Amos, c. 8.5. say, when will the time be over that we may be buying and selling? There is nothing makes the duties of holiness so burdensome to thee as want of joy, if they were matter of delight thou wouldst with joy wish that the Sun would stand still, be grieved to give over, Isa 61.3. It's called the Oil of Joy, as the Oil makes the Wheel go speedily or the yoke easy; so doth a joyful heart; The voluptuous man, The worldly man thinks not the day or week long enough to enjoy his delights, much less doth the godly man the time of enjoying of God; Hence Eternity doth not glut the Saints in heaven and make them weary of God.
5. This Joy of Christ will facilitate all holy and religious actions; They will make us think the time short, and grudge the work of God is so soon over; Your worldly joy is called pastime, and thus is heavenly, upon a better account, When a man rejoyceth in the Sabbaths, and cals them a delight, then they do not as those worldly wretches in the Prophet Amos, c. 8.5. say, when will the time be over that we may be buying and selling? There is nothing makes the duties of holinesse so burthensome to thee as want of joy, if they were matter of delight thou wouldst with joy wish that the Sun would stand still, be grieved to give over, Isa 61.3. It's called the Oyle of Joy, as the Oyl makes the Wheel go speedily or the yoke easie; so doth a joyfull heart; The voluptuous man, The worldly man thinks not the day or week long enough to enjoy his delights, much lesse doth the godly man the time of enjoying of God; Hence Eternity doth not glut the Saints in heaven and make them weary of God.