A72376:117
The souls possession of ChristThe soules possession of Christ
The souls possession of Christ: showing how a Christian should put on Christ, and be able to do all things through his strength. Whereunto in annexed A sermon preached at the funeral of that worthy divine Mr. Wimott, late minister of Clare, in Suffolk. By T.H.The soules possession of Christ: shewing how a Christian should put on Christ, and bee able to doe all things through his strength. Whereunto in annexed A sermon preached at the funerall of that worthy divine Mr. Wimott, late minister of Clare, in Suffolke. By T.H.
London: printed by M. Flesher for Francis Eglesfield, 1638
Sermon 1: THE SOULS POSSESSION OF CHRIST.Sermon 1: THE SOULES POSSESSION OF CHRIST.
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.
Do you find a man that hath a secret kind of dislike, at the pureness and truth of God, and that doth despise good counsel, and the spirit of grace? his provision will tell you what guests will come to his house. If we see what provision is in a mans house, we may easily conjecture what his guests will be.
Doe you finde a man that hath a secret kinde of dislike, at the purenesse and truth of God, and that doth despise good counsell, and the spirit of grace? his provision will tell you what guests will come to his house. If wee see what provision is in a mans house, we may easily conjecture what his guests will bee.
As it is in house-keeping, just so it is in heart-keeping; ⟨p. 116⟩when we see what provision a man makes for his lusts, we may know what his course will be. 1The Apostle saith, When men did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are good in their own eyes. That soul that sets it self against the spirit of grace, would (if he could) pluck God from heaven. Oh wretched man, what dost thou despite the Spirit? if thou hast no spirit, then thou art a damned man, and as thou dost not like to approve of God in thy knowledge, God will ⟨p. 117⟩ere-long give thee up to a reprobate sense. It is a sign that a man is devoted to destruction, and even sealed unto condemnation, that undervalues the knowledge & ways of God, and hath no delight in Jesus Christ, but despites the Spirit, and the means of grace; it is just that thou shouldst be rid of this holiness, and blessed presence, for ever; and therefore God gave them up, saith the Text: As if he should say, take him, a mind that shall never know God, that shall never taste grace and goodness, harden that mans heart, he shall never receive virtue, nor ⟨p. 118⟩