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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
Sermon 1: XVII SERMONS Preached by Mr. CHRISTOPHER LOVE, out of Psal. 42. 11. Why art thou cast d…
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Fourthly, Because of the oppression and prevailing of the enemies over the people of God, verse 4.
Fourthly, Because of the oppr•sion and prevailing of the enemies over the people of God, verse 4.
Fifthly, He was grieved more for sin then personal afflictions; because of the reproach, blasphemies and dishonour that was cast upon the name of God by other men: which made him say, As with a sword (or with killing) in my bones, my enemies reproach me, while they say daily to me, where is thy God? So likewise in the 3. verse, My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, where is thy God? All this showeth, that he was more troubled about spiritual troubles then outward afflictions of the body: blasphemy against God is as a sword in his bones; when troubles on himself, was but as a scratch in the flesh. And this should teach you all, that if you be at any time troubled and cast down, be sure, that you be with David cast down and troubled more for spiritual things, then for outward personal sufferings: The dishonour that was done to the name of God, was as a sword in Davids bones.
Fifthly, He was grieved more for sin then personal afflictions; because of the reproach, blasphemies and dishonour that was cast upon the name of God by other men: which made him say, As with a sword (or with killing) in my bones, my enemies reproach me, while they say daily to me, where is thy God? So likewise in the 3. verse, My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, where is thy God? All this sheweth, that he was more troubled about spiritual troubles then outward afflictions of the body: blasphemie against God is as a sword in his bones; when troubles on himselfe, was but as a scratch in the flesh. And this should teach you all, that if you be at any time troubled and cast down, be sure, that you be with David cast down and troubled more for spiritual things, then for outward personal sufferings: The dishonour that was done to the name of God, was as a sword in Davids bones.