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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
Treatise › Chapter 17: Of the Christians duty after Hearing.
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It is observable that the blood was to be sprinkled on Aaron's right ear, right thumb, and great toe of his right foot, Exod. 29.20. the first did note his right hearing the Word, the second and third his working according to it, and walking in it. The doing, not the hearing or reading Christian, goeth away with the blessing; And he said, yea rather, blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it, Luke 11.28. The occasion of the expression is considerable; one of Christs hearers, having tasted, was so taken with the lusciousness of his Doctrine, that she could not before all the company forbear commending the tree for the fruits sake, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked; Yea rather (saith Christ) Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it; In which words he doth not deny her assertion, but her inference, or the foundation of it. Mary though happy, yet was not so happy in bearing the essential, as in keeping the Written ⟨p. 242⟩Word of God. She was rather blessed in having Christ formed in her, then in having him formed of her; It was her greater honour and happiness to be a member of Christ, then to be the Mother of Christ. The Porter is not so rich by carrying a bag of Gold, as the Merchant that oweth it. The Christian only that keepeth the word of Christ, is truly related to Christ the Word, Matth. 12. ult.
It is observable that the blood was to be sprinkled on Aarons right ear, right thumb, and great toe of his right foot, Exod. 29.20. the first did note his right hearing the Word, the second and third his working according to it, and walking in it. The doing, not the hearing or reading Christian, goeth away with the blessing; And he said, yea rather, blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it, Luke 11.28. The occasion of the expression is confiderable; one of Christs hearers, having tasted, was so taken with the lusciousness of his Doctrine, that she could not before all the company forbear commending the tree for the fruits sake, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked; Yea rather (saith Christ) Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it; In which words he doth not deny her assertion, but her inference, or the foundation of it. Mary though happy, yet was not so happy in bearing the essential, as in keeping the Written