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Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…
Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's College in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the GospelInvisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's Collegde in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the Gospel
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1674
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 truth of it is, he was so filled with the love of Christ, that he could scarce bear absence from Him a moment. He knew that he should be capable of bearing of greater Glory above, than he could hear. It was the Judgment of some that were with him, that his heart was ⟨p. 110⟩not only habitual, but actually set on God all the day long; and nothing of humane frailty, that could be thought a sin, did appear for some time; except it were his passionate desire to die, and difficulty to bring himself to be willing to stay below Heaven.
The truth of it is, he vvas so filled vvith the love of Christ, that he could scarce bear absence from Him a moment. He knew that he should be capable of bearing of greater Glory above, than he could hear. It was the Judgment of some that were with him, that his heart was ⟨p. 110⟩not only habitual, but actually set on God all the day long; and nothing of humane frailty, that could be thought a sin, did appear for some time; except it vvere his passionate desire to die, and difficulty to bring himself to be vvilling to stay below Heaven.
He was wont every evening to take his leave of his friends, hoping not to see them, till the morning of the Resurrection; and he desired that they would be sure to make sure of a comfortable meeting at our Fathers house, in that other World.
He vvas wont every evening to take his leave of his friends, hoping not to see them, till the morning of the Resurrection; and he desired that they would be sure to make sure of a comfortable meeting at our Fathers house, in that other World.