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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. If you love worldly things, they cannot remove trouble of mind; if there be a thorn gotten into the conscience, all the world cannot pluck it out. King Saul being perplexed in mind, all his Crown-Jewels could not comfort him, 1 Sam. 28.15. — But if you love God, he can give you peace when nothing else can1; he can turn the shadow of death into the morning, Amos 5.8. He can drop in Christs blood, which is a cooling Julep; he can whisper his Love by the Spirit, and with one smile scatter all your fears and disquiets.
2. If you love worldly things, they cannot remove trouble of mind; if there be a thorn gotten into the conscience, all the world cannot pluck it out. King Saul being perplexed in mind, all his Crown-Jewels could not comfort him, 1 Sam. 28.15. — But if you love God, he can give you peace when nothing else can1; he can turn the shadow of death into the morning, Amos 5.8. He can drop in Christs blood, which is a cooling Julip; he can whisper his Love by the Spirit, and with one smile scatter all your fears and disquiets.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew]. Cyril.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Cyril.
3. If you love the world, you may love that which may hinder you from Heaven. Worldly contentments may be compared to the Waggons in an Army; while the Soldiers have been victualling themselves at the Waggons, they