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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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I shall now draw out some instructions from some circumstances in Christs going to Heaven. There are five circumstances from which you may gather some instruction.
First, from the time when Christ did leave this World and ascend up to go to Heaven, if you read the Evangelists they will tell you it was about the 33 year of his Age, he left this World and goeth up to Heaven. Learn thus much from thence, that if Christ would leave the World in the flower of his Age, a young man, then this should be fastened on the Meditation of you young men that you should not have your hearts too much glued to the World, to hanker after a long life. Suppose God should take thee away now in the flower of thy age, now God took Christ away so.
First, from the time when Christ did leave this World and ascend up to goe to Heaven, if you reade the Evangelists they will tell you it was about the 33 yeare of his Age, hee left this World and goeth up to Heaven. Learne thus much from thence, that if Christ would leave the World in the flower of his Age, a young man, then this should be fastened on the Meditation of you young men that you should not have your hearts too much glued to the World, to hancker after a long life. Suppose God should take thee away now in the flower of thy age, now God took Christ away so.
Secondly, you may learn somewhat from the place whence Christ did ascend, it is very observable; It was Mount Olivet, ⟨p. 23⟩Acts 1.12. Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the Mount called Olivet which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath days Journey. Luke saith, it was from Bethany.