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The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behaviour of a man…The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behavior of a man…
The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behaviour of a man in the act of the new birth A treatise by way of appendix to the former. By Isaac Ambrose, minister of Christ at Preston in Amounderness in Lancashire.The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behavior of a man in the act of the nevv birth A treatise by way of appendix to the former. By Isaac Ambrose, minister of Christ at Preston in Amounderness in Lancashire.
London: printed by J.F. for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1650
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The second part of Humiliation, is, Contentedness to be at the Lords disposal; and this point is of an higher pitch then the former: For example, Take a debtor who hath used all means to avoid the creditor, in the end he seeth he cannot avoid the Suit, and to bear it he is not able, therefore the only way is to come in, and to yield himself into his creditors hands; but suppose the creditor should exact the utmost, and throw him into prison, to be content now to undergo the hardest dealing, it is an hard matter, and a further degree. So when the soul hath ⟨p. 29⟩offered himself, and he seeth that Gods Writs are out against him, and he is not able (whensoever the Judgement comes) to avoid it, nor to bear it, therefore he submits himself, and saith, Lord, whether shall I go? thy anger is heavy and unavoidable; nay, whatsoever God requires, the soul lays his hand on his mouth, and goes away contented, and well satisfied, and hath nothing at all to say against the Lord. This is the nature of Contentedness.
The second part of Humiliation, is, Contentedness to be at the Lords disposal; and this point is of an higher pitch then the former: For example, Take a debtor who hath used all means to avoid the creditor, in the end he seeth he cannot avoid the Suit, and to bear it he is not able, therefore the onely way is to come in, and to yield himself into his creditors hands; but suppose the creditor should exact the utmost, and throw him into prison, to be content now to undergo the hardest dealing, it is an hard matter, and a further degree. So when the soul hath ⟨p. 29⟩offered himself, and he seeth that Gods Writs are out against him, and he is not able (whensoever the Judgement comes) to avoid it, nor to bear it, therefore he submits himself, and saith, Lord, whether shall I go? thy anger is heavy and unavoidable; nay, whatsoever God requires, the soul lays his hand on his mouth, and goes away contented, and well satisfied, and hath nothing at all to say against the Lord. This is the nature of Contentedness.