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The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First…
The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made public for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.
London: printed for J. Harris, 1688
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.
The Lords day he sanctified not only in more public attendance on the Ordinances, but in the Duties of Reading, Repeating, Singing, and Catechising all his Children and Servants about him. And all this before he allowed himself or them any bodily Refreshments, lest the edge of their Affections should be blunted in Duty, by the clogging of Nature with ⟨p. 144⟩Creature-repasts. And thus did he, as Job, continually: to this course he was severe and constant, no incident occasions, how great or many soever, could divert him from it.
The Lords day he sanctified not only in more publick attendance on the Ordinances, but in the Duties of Reading, Repeating, Singing, and Catechising all his Children and Servants about him. And all this before he allowed himself or them any bodily Refreshments, lest the edge of their Affections should be blunted in Duty, by the clogging of Nature with ⟨p. 144⟩Creature-repasts. And thus did he, as Iob, continually: to this course he was severe and constant, no incident occasions, how great or many soever, could divert him from it.
3. Neither was his holy Zeal and Christian care limited and circumscribed within his own Family, but was extended to the Souls of all in his Neighbourhood, who desired helps and means in the way of salvation.
His House was seldom without a godly Minister in it, and loath he was to eat his pleasant Morsel• alone. It was the joy of his hear• to see his house filled on this account: How many Witnesses to the truth of this are here this day Like another Joseph, he provide food for your souls; he loved, honoured, received, and incourage the Ministers of the Gospel in thei deepest sufferings; gave them opportunities of service, when some durst not own them, and othe violently persecuted them.