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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
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.
Consider thy Mercies, meditate on the several particular passages of Gods providence towards thee from thy birth to this moment; how many devils thou hast been delivered from, how many journeys thou hast been preserved in that seasonable succour God hath sometimes sent thee in dangers, ⟨p. 153⟩what suitable support he hath afforded thee in distress, what counsel he hath given thee in doubts, what comforts he hath vouchsafed thee in sorrows and darkness. Make past mercies, by meditation present with thee. How many years hast thou lived, and every moment of thy life hast breathed in mercy? Do not forget former favours bestowed on thee or thine. The Civet box when the Civet is gone still retains it scent; the vessel when the liquor is gone hath still a savour of it: So when thy mercies are past and spent, thou shouldest still have the scent and savour of them in thy spirit.
Consider thy Me•cies, meditate on the several particular passages of Gods providence towards thee from thy birth to this moment; how many devils thou hast been delivered from, how many journeys thou hast been preserved in that seasonable succour God hath sometimes sent thee in dangers, ⟨p. 153⟩what sutable support he hath afforded thee in distress, what counsel he hath given thee in doubts, what comforts he hath vouchsafed thee in sorrows and darkness. Make past mercies, by meditation present with thee. How many years hast thou lived, and every moment of thy life hast breathed in mercy? Do not forget former favours bestowed on thee or thine. The Civet box when the Civet is gone still retains it scent; the vessel when the liquor is gone hath still a savour of it: So when thy mercies are past and spent, thou shouldest still have the scent and savour of them in thy spirit.
Meditate upon the number of thy present mercies, personal, domestical, national, temporal, spiritual: How many are the mercies which thou enjoyest in bed, at board, at home, abroad? Thy house, thy barns, thy children, thy body, thy soul, are all full of blessings; thou hast many positive, many privative mercies. Many, O Lord, my God are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts to us ward, they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: If I would declare and speak them, they are more then can be numbered,