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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 19: How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness at the Table.
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If the Spirit of God seeing thee so eager and earnest for a sight of Christ, should put by the hangings, behind which the Lord Jesus hid himself, (purposely to be sought) and present him to thee with his glorious retinue of graces and comforts, with the precious fruits of his grievous passion, and bespeak thee thus, Cheer up poor Christian, behold the Lamb of God; Behold King Jesus with the Crown of thorns, wherewith his foes crowned him in the day that he was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with griefs. Behold King Solomon with ⟨p. 305⟩the crown wherewith his Father crowned him, in the d•• of his Espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. O Friend, what would such a sight be worth to thee? I am confident thou wouldst value it above all the silver in the World. Well, be of good comfort, do but look for him, and he will look after thee; Say to him as the Spouse, Make haste my Beloved, be thou like the Hart and Roe upon the Mountains of Spices: Make no tarrying, O my God; and doubt not but he will answer thee almost as he doth his Spouse (in a sense of mercy, not of judgement) Behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give to thee according to thy faith.
If the Spirit of God seeing thee so eager and earnest for a sight of Christ, should put by the hangings, behind which the Lord Jesus hid himself, (purposely to be sought) and present him to thee with his glorious retinue of graces and comforts, with the precious fruits of his grievous passion, and bespeak thee thus, Chear up poor Christian, behold the Lamb of God; Behold King Jesus with the Crown of thorns, wherewith his foes crowned him in the day that he was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with greifs. Behold King Solomon with ⟨p. 305⟩the crown wherewith his Father crowned him, in the d•• of his Espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. O Friend, what would such a sight be worth to thee? I am confident thou wouldst value it above all the silver in the World. Well, be of good comfort, do but look for him, and he will look after thee; Say to him as the Spouse, Make haste my Beloved, be thou like the Hart and Roe upon the Mountains of Spices: Make no tarrying, O my God; and doubt not but he will answer thee almost as he doth his Spouse (in a sense of mercy, not of judgement) Behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give to thee according to thy faith.