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Christ the fountain of lifeChrist the fountaine of life
Christ the fountain of life: or, Sundry choice sermons on part of the fifth chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.Christ the fountaine of life: or, Sundry choyce sermons on part of the fift chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson, 1651
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.
Thirdly,1 in all feeding, there is a taking of the meat down, and not spitting it out, but we receive it down, and there it lies in our stomachs, and we chew upon it, and there it rests, but if we cast it up again, then we feed not; it is an ill sign when we cast it away as soon as we receive it. If Gods Word abide with us, and in us, that we do not reject it, but hide it in our hearts, that so we might not sin against God, Psal. 119.11. and receive it by a wise applying of it to our own souls, receive it into the inward man, and apply our selves to every duty commanded us, so far as concerns our callings, and our estates, and takes notice of every threatening, that we had need look to it, so far as we might sin against God; if we thus take the Word of God down into our hearts, and make it our own case, and therefore keep it within our selves, and give up our selves in some measure to be bowed by it, and hide it in our hearts, and lets it sit next our hearts, then truly we do feed upon it, and it secretly conveys strength into us, though sometimes we less discern it.
Thirdly,1 in all feeding, there is a taking of the meate downe, and not spitting it out, but we receive it downe, and there it lyes in our stomachs, and we chew upon it, and there it rests, but if we cast it up againe, then we feed not; it is an ill signe when we cast it away as soone as we receive it. If Gods Word abide with us, and in us, that we doe not reject it, but hide it in our hearts, that so we might not sinne against God, Psal. 119.11. and receive it by a wise applying of it to our owne soules, receive it into the inward man, and apply our selves to every duty commanded us, so farre as concernes our callings, and our estates, and takes notice of every threatning, that we had need looke to it, so farre as we might sinne against God; if we thus take the Word of God downe into our hearts, and make it our owne case, and therefore keepe it within our selves, and give up our selves in some measure to be bowed by it, and hide it in our hearts, and lets it sit next our hearts, then truly we doe feed upon it, and it secretly conveyes strength into us, though sometimes we lesse discerne it.