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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.
The Mother and the nurse, where they love, you see what pains they take, what neglect they express of themselves, and all, that they may do good to the Child: for that is the nature of love; And therefore when we do not seek the things of Christ, it is an argument that we want the love of Christ, and the 1love of God. You see the Apostle Paul, 2 Cor. 5. he gives this reason why he sought the things of Christ with the neglect of himself. The Love of Christ constraineth me saith he. As if he should say, though I undergo much scorn, and discredit, and loss in the world: yea I am content to be thought to be out of my wits, to be accounted any thing: for the love of Christ constraineth me; that is, it makes me ready to do any thing, seeing it is for Christ and his advantage, I am willing to be so accounted of. Now how came he to this love of Christ? why thus we judge (saith he) that if Christ died for us, &c. So that if you would bring your hearts not to seek your own things; but the things of Jesus Christ, you must labour to have your hearts inflamed with the love of Christ, and that you may do so, use the means that Saint Paul layeth down; he died for me, he is worthy of it, he deserves it of me, he hath done this, and this for me: therefore there is reason I should no longer live to my sel•; therefore there is reason I should seek his things, that I should do his work. Thus to stir up our hearts to love the Lord Jesus, is the means •o prepare us to seek him. And so you see the business we have to do: we are to seek the things of the Lord Jesus, ⟨p. 396⟩willingly, diligently, and faithfully. And also what it is that prepares, and disposeth the heart so to do.
The Mother and the nurse, where they love, you see what pains they take, what neglect they expresse of themselves, and all, that they may do good to the Child: for that is the nature of love; And therefore when we do not seek the things of Christ, it is an argument that we want the love of Christ, and the 1love of God. You see the Apostle Paul,