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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.
1. What it is to have Christ dwell in our hearts. 2. What benefits we receive by his dwelling in them.
For the first, what it is to have Christ to dwell in our 1hearts; To this I answer. That then Christ dwells in our hearts, when as he works in them in another manner then he did before, he hath other works, and we see other effects then formerly:
- 1What it is to have Christ dwell in the Heart.
First he shows himself kind and favourable to us, enlightening, giving comfort, refreshing, framing and ruling ou• spirits that be•ore he did not: and he doth not in others he is said to dwell in the Temple, because his eyes are upon it, his ears are there open to hear the prayers of men, his mercy seat is there. Tis true, God fills heaven and earth: yet he is said to dwell in the Temple, because there he manifesteth his peculiar presence; so the phrases of the Scripture are to be understood. Go not up for God is not with you. That is, he will not assist you. God dwells where he assists: he dwells not where he helps not. That you may understand this; consider these four particulars.
First he shewes himself kinde and favourable to us, inlightning, giving comfort, refreshing, framing and ruling ou• spirits that be•ore he did not: and he doth not in others he is said to dwell in the Temple, because his eyes are upon it, his ears are there open to hear the prayers of men, his mercy seat is there. Tis true, God fills heaven and earth: yet he is said to dwell in the Temple, because there he manifesteth his peculiar presence; so the phrases of the Scripture are to be understood. Go not up for God is not with you. That is, he will not assist you. God dwells where he assists: he dwells not where he helpes not. That you may understand this; consider these four particulars.