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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.
It is that which the Apostle speaks of in the 1 Cor. 2. 9. The 1eye hath not seen, nor the ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive the things that God hath laid up for them that love him. That is, he saw them before, but he saw them not in that manner that he sees them now: They are represented unto him in another fashion. Again he sees them in another hue, that is, he sees another beauty in them. Thus you see the sanctifying Spirit openeth the eye of the understanding to see more: a blind man might see, if if he had but the faculty of seeing: so spiritually blind persons may see when they have the Spirit.
It is that which the Apostle speaks of in the 1 Cor. 2. 9. The 1eye hath not seen, nor the ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive the things that God hath laid up for them that love him. That is, he saw them before, but he saw them not in that manner that he sees them now: They are represented unto him in another fashion. Again he sees them in another hue, that is, he sees another beautie in them. Thus you see the sanctifying Spirit openeth the eye of the understanding to see more: a blind man might see, if if he had but the facultie of seeing: so spiritually blind persons may see when they have the Spirit.
The third benefit that a Christian hath by the Spirit is 1this: it breeds heavenly and spiritual effects in the soul, as joy and comfort, and the like: and therefore in