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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.
The growth of love will amplify §3the reward. The more we burn in love, the more we shall shine in glory: The higher our love, the heavier our Crown.
The growth of love will amplifie §3the reward. The more we burn in love, the more we shall shine in glory: The higher our love, the heavier our Crown.
4. The more we love God, the §4more love we shall have from him. Would we have God unbosom the sweet secrets of his love to us? would we have the smiles of his face, the kisses of his lips? Oh then let us strive for higher ⟨p. 141⟩degrees of love. Saint Paul counted Gold and Pearl but dung for Christ, Phil. 3.8. Yea, he was so inflamed in love to God, that he could have wished himself accursed from Christ, for his Brethren the Jews, Rom. 9.3. Not that he could be accursed from Christ; but such was his fervent love, and pious zeal for the glory of God, that he would have been content to have suffered, even beyond what is fit to speak, if God might have had more honour.
4. The more we love God, the §4more love we shall have from him. Would we have God unbosom the sweet secre•s of his love to us? would we have the smiles of his face, the kisses of his lips? Oh then let us strive for higher ⟨p. 141⟩degrees of love. Saint Paul counted Gold and Pearl but dung for Christ,