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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.
I compare Meditation to the distilling of waters: The cunning Alchemists ⟨p. 78⟩will fetch a spirit out of any thing almost. Meditation is as it were a distillation of our corruptions, and draws out the heart and life of them; as a man may eat a thing, and get no hurt by it, but if he takes the Oil that comes from it, it is present death: so we play the Alchemists, and suck out the very life of our corruptions. Thus a base adulterer commits a thousand abominations in his mind, when as in regard of the weakness of his body, and want of opportunity, he cannot do one. See how a man distils covetousness, and draws the life and power ⟨p. 79⟩of it, every thing that he seeth, is his own, and he wisheth all his friends dead that he might enjoy all their goods. 1GOD complains marvellously of Jerusalem in this very particular, not only for the sins of their lives, but of their hearts; he doth not say, How long shall your adulteries or drunkennesses remain? but, How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved.
I compare Meditation to the distilling of waters: The cunning Alchymists ⟨p. 78⟩will fetch a spirit out of any thing almost. Meditation is as it were a distillation of our corruptions, and drawes out the heart and life of them; as a man may eate a thing, and get no hurt by it, but if he takes the Oyle that comes from it, it is present death: so we play the Alchymists, and suck out the very life of our corruptions. Thus a base adulterer commits a thousand abominations in his minde, when as in regard of the weaknesse of his body, and want of opportunity, hee cannot doe one. See how a man distils covetousnesse, and draws the life and power ⟨p. 79⟩of it, every thing that hee seeth, is his owne, and he wisheth all his friends dead that he might enjoy all their goods. 1GOD complaines marvellously of Ierusalem in this very particular, not onely for the sinnes of their lives, but of their hearts; hee doth not say, How long shall your adulteries or drunkennesses remaine? but, How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? wash thine heart from wickednesse, that thou maist be saved.