A69449:186
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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4. He that truly entertains Christ, rejoiceth in the good and glory of Christ: When Mephibosheth had been wrongfully accused to David, and when David who had taken away all the inheritance from him, was returned in safety; Then said David to comfort him, Thou and Ziba divide the land: nay, said Mephibosheth, 1Let him take all, forasmuch as my Lord the King is come again in peace, it matters not for inheritance, and for my self and my life, I pass not, sith the King is returned in peace; it is enough that I enjoy thy presence, which is better to me then goods, life or liberty: So it is with a kind loving heart, which cannot endure to see Christs honour and glory laid in the dust, but if his praise be advanced, then is he glad, Lord, I have enough (saith the soul) that Christ is mine, and that his honour and glory is magnified, whatsoever becomes of me it matters not; let the world take all, if I may have Christ, and see him praised and magnified: Let this try any mans spirit under heaven, and labour to bring the soul to this pitch: A Minister in his place, and a Master in his place, and every Christian in his place; let it be our care to honour God, not our selves; and let it be our comfort, if God may be better honoured by others, then by our selves: This is our ⟨p. 57⟩baseness of spirit, we can be content to lift up Christ upon our shoulders, that we may lift up our selves by it; but we should be content to lie in the dust, that the Lord may be praised; and if any of Gods people thrive and prosper more then thou, let that be thy joy.
4. He that truly entertains Christ, rejoyceth in the good and glory of Christ: When Mephibosheth had been wrongfully accused to David, and when David who had taken away all the inheritance from him, was returned in safety; Then said David to comfort him, Thou and Ziba divide the land: nay, said Mephibosheth, 1Let him take all, forasmuch as my Lord the King is come again in peace, it matters not for inheritance, and for my self and my life, I pass not, sith the King is returned in peace; it is enough that I enjoy thy presence, which is better to me then goods, life or liberty: So it is with a kinde loving heart, which cannot endure to see Christs honor and glory layed in the dust, but if his praise be advanced, then is he glad, Lord, I have enough (saith the soul) that Christ is mine, and that his honor and glory is magnified, whatsoever becomes of me it matters not; let the world take all, if I may have Christ, and see him praised and magnified: Let this try any mans spirit under heaven, and labor to bring the soul to this pitch: A Minister in his place, and a Master in his place, and every Christian in his place; let it be our care to honor God, not our selves; and let it be our comfort, if God may be better honored by others, then by our selves: This is our