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The dejected souls cure tending to support poor drooping sinners. With rules, comforts, and…The dejected soules cure tending to support poor drooping sinners. With rules, comforts, and…
The dejected souls cure tending to support poor drooping sinners. With rules, comforts, and cautions in several cases. In divers sermons, by Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence Jury. To which is added, I. The ministry of the angels to the heirs of salvation. II. Gods omnipresence. III. The sinners legacy to their posterity.The dejected soules cure tending to support poor drooping sinners. With rules, comforts, and cautions in severall cases. In divers sermons, by Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence Jury. To which is added, I. The ministry of the angels to the heirs of salvation. II. Gods omnipresence. III. The sinners legacy to their posterity.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1657
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.
Thirdly, Following this rule, take heed when thou revealest thy mind to any, do not deal doubly with that man. Men will come sometimes to a Minister, and tell him they are troubled in mind, but they will not tell what it is that puts a sting into conscience, but will open some other thing that is slight and trivial, but not open the real thing that doth trouble them: the Lapwing will not cry near her nest, ⟨p. 207⟩but afar off: Many men carry themselves so that you shall not find out their nests; their beloved sins they will not reveal and disclose them.
Thirdly, Following this rule, take heed when thou revealst thy mind to any, do not deal doubly with that man. Men will come sometimes to a Minister, and tell him they are troubled in mind, but they will not tell what it is that puts a sting into conscience, but will open some other thing that is slight and trivial, but not open the real thing that doth trouble them: the Lapwing will not cry neer her nest, ⟨p. 207⟩but afar off: Many men carry themselves so that you shall not find out their nests; their beloved sins they wil not reveal and disclose them.
The eight Rule is this, When thou art disquieted for sin, then go to God through Christ in prayer to pacify thy Conscience and speak peace to thy soul when thou art troubled; we can speak peace, but it is God that gives peace: this is one prerogative ascribed to God that he is a God that consorts them that are east down, 2 Cor. 7. 6. Nevertheless, God that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus. He is a God that creates peace out of nothing. It is very observable in Isa. 8. 11. For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not work in the way of this people. That when God would comfort the Prophets against the accusations and combinations of the enemies against the Church of God, he spake to them with a strong hand; the tongue is the instrument of speech, not the hand; we speak with our tongues, we can speak to a man comfortable words, but we cannot make you believe them; But the Scripture saith, God speaks with his hand, because he can do what he speaks; his Word is like Christ's Word in the 9. chap. of Mark, Christ spake to the Winds, and to they were still and there was a great calm. Beloved, God's word it hath a hand in it, it can do what it speaks: O then go to God through Christ in prayer and in having recourse to God; There are two Things you are to beg of God in prayer if you would have the trouble of soul allayed.