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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.
Withal consider the portion thou hast with him, 1 Cor. 3. 18. see it there, All things are yours, whether Paul, or Apollo, 1or Cephas, or the World, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, are all yours; that is, as if he had said, if here be not enough, think all that thou canst, all is thine, that portion thou hast with thy Husband; all the gifts in the world, a•l the excellent men in the world, they are made for thy service. And if thou think not that enough, the things of the world, he tells thee all the World is thine, every thing in the world, of what condition soever it is, thou shalt have no want of it if thou have need of it, all the world is thine, and then Life is thine; that is, when a man may be afraid that if he live long, such and such things may befall him: no, faith he, life is for thy advantage. I, but may not death come too soon, and do me a shrewd turn by coming on me as a snare? No, faith he, let it come when it will, death shall be advantage. That benefit a goodly man hath, that whensoever death comes, it shall be the fittest season of all other times. Therefore when a man stands in fear that he knows not what shall become of him, this is his security, that whensoever death comes, it shall be for his advantage.
- 12 Cor. 3. ult.
And then if that content thee not, that thou shalt have present things, for we are apt to fear future things; and who knows what may fall out for the time to come? Those things are yours for your advantage. If this be not enough, all things are yours, whatsoever thy heart ⟨p. 212⟩can wish or desire, this portion thou hast with thy husband. I say we are to exercise our selves in the meditation of these things, that it may incline our hearts the more to him, and make us come more willingly to match with him; and to confirm us in the choice we have made. When this is done, that we are willing to match with him, and to take him in a greater degree then before, this is to eat his flesh, and drink his blood. For, taking him, and coming to him and eating his flesh, are promiscuously used,