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A treatise of delighting in God from Psal. xxxvij. 4. Delight thy self also…
A treatise of delighting in God from Psal. xxxvij. 4. Delight thy self also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. In two parts. By John Howe, M.A. sometime fellow of Magdalen College, Oxon.
London: printed by A. Maxwell for Sa. Gellibrand, 1674
A TREATISE OF Delighting in GOD: From PSAL. 37. 4. Delight thy self… › Part 1
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.
1. That some have thought they have enjoyed God when they have not; having only had their imaginations somewhat gratified, by certain, either false or ineffectual notions of him. In which they have rested, and placed the sum of their Religion and Happiness. Never aiming, in the mean time, to have their spirits reformed according to that pure and holy Image and Exemplar which he hath represented in the Gospel of his Son; the impression whereof, is, Christ formed in us.
1. That some have thought they have enjoy'd God when they have not; having only had their imaginations somewhat gratified, by certain, either false or ineffectual notions of him. In which they have rested, and placed the sum of their Religion and Happiness. Never aiming, in the mean time, to have their spirits reformed according to that pure and holy Image and Exemplar which he hath represented in the Gospel of his Son; the impression whereof, is, Christ formed in us.
2. That others have thought they have not enjoyed God when they have; supposing there was no enjoyment of him, but what consisted in the rapturous transporting apprehension and persuasion of his particular love to them; and slightly overlooking all that work he hath wrought in their Souls, as if it were nothing to be accounted of, not allowing themselves to reflect on any thing in themselves, but what was still amiss; and vainly seeking with much anxiety and complaint ⟨p. 98⟩what they have, while they will not take notice that they have it, nor apply themselves to improve the already implanted Principles that are, in themselves, apt to yield fruits of so pleasant relish.
2. That others have thought they have not enjoyed God when they have; supposing there was no enjoyment of him, but what consisted in the rapturous transporting apprehension and perswasion of his particular love to them; and sleightly overlooking all that work he hath wrought in their Souls, as if it were nothing to be accounted of, not allowing themselves to reflect on any thing in themselves, but what was still amiss; and vainly seeking with much anxiety and complaint