Encouragements to faith Drawn from several engagements both of Gods Christs heart to receive…Encouragements to faith Drawn from severall engagements both of Gods Christs heart to receive…

We read of Christs joy but seldom, and when it is at any time recorded, it is at the conversion of Souls. He had little else to comfort himself in, being a man of sorrows: and he had nothing else on earth which he took delight or pleasure in. When he was converting the poor woman of Samaria, (which he doth as a pleasure and recreation to him) he forgets his meat, (although before he had been very hungry) and tells his Disciples that he had meat which they knew not of, which was indeed the saving that poor woman's soul. In Luke 10. 21. we read that Jesus rejoiced in his spirit; but observe the occasion: He had sent out his Disciples to preach the Gospel, and they had in his Name and through his Power cast out Devils: He bids them not rejoice in that, ver. 20. but shows them what they should rejoice in, by his own example, and by what most comforted him. Father (says he) I thank thee, that thou hast revealed these things unto Babes. This in in the next words following recorded to be the matter of his rejoicing, he saw now an handsel, and an experiment of the fruit of his Disciples ministry, and comforted himself beforehand, in that as their souls had, so others of the poorer and meaner sort should thus come in unto him.

We read of Christs joy but seldome, and when it is at any time recorded, it is at the conversion of Soules. He had little else to comfort himself in, being a man of sorrows: and he had nothing else on earth which he took delight or pleasure in. When he was converting the poor woman of Samaria, (which he doth as a pleasure and recreation to him) he forgets his meat, (although before he had been very hungry) and tels his Disciples that he had meat which they knew not of, which was indeed the saving that poor womans soul. In Luke 10. 21. we read that Jesus rejoyced in his spirit; but observe the occasion: He had sent out his Disciples to preach the Gospel, and they had in his Name and through his Power cast out Devils: He bids them not rejoyce in that, ver. 20. but shews them what they should rejoyce in, by his own example, and by what most comforted him. Father (sayes he) I thank thee, that thou hast revealed these things unto Babes. This in in the next words following recorded to be the matter of his rejoycing, he saw now an handsell, and an experiment of the fruit of his Disciples ministery, and comforted himselfe beforehand, in that as their souls had, so others of the poorer and meaner sort should thus come in unto him.