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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.
he is rich in Comfort, he hath fatlings and wine prepared: in a word, seeing there is so much mercy in God, let it not be in vain to you, let them not lye before you as if they did not concern you; affectionately embraceth them that you may have your part in them, this is the use the scripture makes of the mercies of God; St. Paul prayeth for the Ephesians that they might know what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the Saints is &c His meaning is, not only that they should see them 1and look upon them, for what were that to them? but ⟨p. 4⟩that they might take part of them, and not only have a mental but an experimental knowledge of them. Why did Saint Paul preach the unsearchable riches of Christ, but that men should have their desires stirred up to take part of them? And this is the use we should also make of this doctrine: In so doing, we do an acceptable thing unto God; its the great design he hath in the manifesting of his mercies. You cannot do him a better turn, then to take the riches of his mercy; in not doing it you cannot displease him more, for to what end hath he declared this to you? Is it not that you may come in and partake of them? Must it not displease him therefore if you refuse them?
he is rich in Comfort, he hath fatlings and wine prepared: in a word, seeing there is so much mercie in God, let it not be in vain to you, let them not lye before you as if they did not concern you; affectionately embracethem that you may have your part in them, this is the use the scripture makes of the mercies of God; St. Paul prayeth for the Ephesians that they might knowe what the riches of the glorie of his inheritance in the Saints is &c His meaning is, not onely that they should see them 1and look upon them, for what were that to them? but ⟨p. 4⟩that they might take part of them, and not onely have a mental but an experimental knowledge of them. Why did Saint Paul preach the unsearchable riches of Christ, but that men should have their desires stirred up to take part of them? And this is the use we should also make of this doctrine: In so doing, we do an acceptable thing unto God; its the great design he hath in the manifesting of his mercies. You cannot doe him a better turn, then to take the riches of his mercie; in not doing it you cannot displease him more, for to what end hath he declared this to you? Is it not that you may come in and partake of them? Must it not displease him therefore if you refuse them?