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The saints jewel, showing how to apply the promise In a sermon preached by Thomas Shepherd.The saints iewell, shevving hovv to apply the promise In a sermon preached by Thomas Shepheard.
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Answ. I answer though it be so, yet believe and thou shalt have thy desire, though it may be thou canst but chatter, and though others hearing thee, regard it not, yet God will say let me hear thee, and as a father loves to hear his child prattle, though others regard it not, so God loveth to ⟨p. 12⟩hear his children pray.
Answ. I answere though it be so, yet beleeve and thou shalt have thy desire, though it may be thou canst but chatter, and though others hearing thee, regard it not, yet God will say let me heare thee, and as a father loves to heare his child prattle, though others regard it not, so God loveth to ⟨p. 12⟩heare his children pray.
Object. But oh, I am afraid of death, and that taketh away all my joy and comfort.
Obiect. But oh, I am afraid of death, and that taketh away all my ioy and comfort.
Answ. I answer, thou mayest comfort thy self against that, yea and make death it self a ground of comfort and joy to thy self. If a child be at board from his fathers house, though he be at play with his fellows, yet if he see horse and man come to fetch him he is glad, and leaves his play and companions to go home to his father willingly: so here we are at board in the world, and we are at play, as it were among the creatures, but when death comes, which is as horse & man we should be willing to go to our fathers house, which is best of all.