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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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.
Fourthly, The last thing that I touched in the fore-noon it was this, to labour to be humbled, labour I say, to be 1humbled under the hand of God: for as it is said a froward proud heart finds nothing good, nothing that it is contented with but it will pick quarrels with God, measure out what portion he will; So on the contrary, a spirit that is truly humbled, finds nothing but that which is good: Whatsoever God affords a man that is truly humbled, he takes it for a great savour and mercy. I opened ⟨p. 329⟩that place, Isay. 49. the Lord saith the pastures of his 2people should be in the High ways, and on the tops of the Mountains. There is the poorest feeding of all, the grass is the shortest, there is nothing to be gotten, yet sheep will live and do well with such feeding, where the fat oxen would be starved: so a poor and mean Saint will pick a contented life, where a proud heart gets nothing but vexation, and trouble.
Fourthly, The last thing that I touched in the fore-noon it was this, to labour to be humbled, labour I say, to be 1humbled under the hand of God: for as it is said a froward proud heart finds nothing good, nothing that it is contented with but it will pick quarrels with God, measure out what portion he will; So on the contrary, a spirit that is truly humbled, finds nothing but that which is good: Whatsoever God affords a man that is truly humbled, he takes it for a great savour and mercy. I opened ⟨p. 329⟩that place, Isay. 49. the Lord saith the pastures of his 2people should be in the High wayes, and on the tops of the Mountains. There is the poorest feeding of all, the grass is the shortest, there is nothing to be gotten, yet sheep will live and do well with such feeding, where the fat oxen would be starved: so a poor and mean Saint will pick a contented life, where a proud heart gets nothing but vexation, and trouble.