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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.
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, Joh. 6. He that eats more gets 1more strength, he that drinks deeper gets more refreshing: he that takes him more gets more grace from him. Now taking him thus; this resolution to take him for a Lord for a King, for a Master, for a Husband: as there are more degrees added to it, so you shall find more abundance of grace and life flowing from him to your hearts. So much shall serve for this point.
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 encline 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 comming to him and eating his flesh, are promiscuously used, Ioh. 6. He that eats more gets 1