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A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened…
A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened the union believers have with God and Christ, and the glorious privileges thereof ... / by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ... ; printed from the authors own papers written with his own hand, and attested to be such in an epistle by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nigh.A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened the union beleevers have with God and Christ, and the glorious priviledges thereof ... / by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ... ; printed from the authors own papers written with his own hand, and attested to be such in an epistle by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nye.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
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.
Thou mayest in thy travel meddle with the heavenly ordinances of God, take up holy duties in thy course, and bait thy self in such performances, as may maintain either quiet within, or credit without, amongst men. Oh! but which is thy home, wither thy heart and desires are going, and will not rest, before they repair thither? thou seekest God to serve thine own turn, touchest at holy courses, to take in fresh comfort, encouragements &c. But thy heart is not at home, before it can satisfy it self in the pursuit and possession of worldly things. The God of the world rules thee, the spirit of the world leads thee, the things of the world content thee, when thou art there, thou art in thy Element: when drawn from thence, thou art dragged like Fish out of the Water, much a-do to live: That is thy condition.
Thou mayest in thy travel meddle with the heavenly ordinances of God, take up holy duties in thy course, and bait thy self in such performances, as may maintain either quiet within, or credit without, amongst men. Oh! but which is thy home, wither thy heart and desires are going, and wil not rest, before they repair thither? thou seekest God to serve thine own turn, touchest at holy courses, to take in fresh comfort, incouragements &c. But thy heart is not at home, before it can satisfie it self in the pursuit and possession of worldly things. The God of the world rules thee, the spirit of the world leads thee, the things of the world content thee, when thou art there, thou art in thy Element: when drawn from thence, thou art dragd like Fish out of the Water, much a-do to live: That is thy condition.
Its possible for a heavy thing by a strong hand, to be held from descending downward: but leave it to it self, thou shalt easily see, whether it be its place, or suitable to its inclination, it moves immediately downwards. Your Sea-horses and Crocodiles go sometimes ashore for their prey: but because they retire and take up their abode in the Waters, we therefore know, they are Sea, not Land-creatures. So its possible, to seek a prey, i.e. For thine own ease or praise, thou mayst put to the performances of holy duties: or happily, either company, place, persons, the laws, or ordinances ⟨p. 71⟩