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A Divine Cordial
A divine cordial, or, The transcendent privilege of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...A divine cordial, or, The transcendent priviledge of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1663
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.
2. Desertion sets the soul a seeking after God. When Christ was stepped aside, the Spouse pursues after him, she seeks him in the streets of the City, Cant. 3.2. And a non inventus ⟨p. 50⟩being returned, she makes a hue and cry after him, vers. 3. Saw ye him whom my soul loves? The deserted •oul sends up whole Volleys of sighs and groans, it knocks at Heaven-gate by prayer, it can have no rest till the golden beams of Gods face shine.
2. Desertion sets the soul a seeking after God. When Christ was stept aside, the Spouse pursues after him, she seeks him in the streets of the City, Cant. 3.2. And a non inventus ⟨p. 50⟩being returned, she makes a hue and cry after him, vers. 3. Saw ye him whom my soul loves? The deserted •oul sends up whole Vollies of sighs and groans, it knocks at Heaven-gate by prayer, it can have no rest till the golden beams of Gods face shine.
3. Desertion puts the Christian upon enquiry; he enquires the cause of Gods departure: What is the accursed thing that hath made God angry? Perhaps pride, perhaps surfeit on Ordinances, perhaps worldliness, Isa. 57.17. For the iniquity of his Covetousness, was I wroth; I hid me. Perhaps there is some secret sin allowed. A stone in the pipe hinders the current of water: So sin lived in, hinders the sweet current of Gods love. Thus Conscience as a blood-hound, having found out sin and overtaken it, this Achan is stoned to death.