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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.
Should not (friend) God have his dish at thy Table? When thou art eating bread, let thy meditation and expression be like his who sat at Table with Jesus Christ, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God, Luk. 14.15.
Consider Gods bounty and mercy in feeding thee, and clothing thee, when many hungry bellies and naked backs are abroad in the World; how many would be glad of thy scraps! when thou hast asked God leave for his creatures, thou mayst taste his love in the creatures. Mayst thou not gather and conclude if the Streams are so refreshing and satisfying, what refreshment and satisfaction is there in the well of living waters? If bread be so savoury to an hungry body; how sweet, how savoury is the bread which came down from heaven to an hungry soul! Lord, give me evermore that bread.
Consider Gods bounty and mercy in feeding thee, and cloathing thee, when many hungry bellies and naked backs are abroad in the World; how many would be glad of thy scraps! when thou hast asked God leave for his creatures, thou mayst taste his love in the creatures. Mayst thou not gather and conclude if the Streams are so refreshing and satisfying, what refreshment and satisfaction is there in the well of living waters? If bread be so savoury to an hungry body; how sweet, how savoury is the bread which came down from heaven to an hungry soul! Lord, give me evermore that bread.
Do as the Jews, They did eat and delighted themselves in thy great goodness, Nehem. 9.21. When thou art feeding thy body, delight thy soul in Gods great goodness; Thus (like Mary when Christ was at meat) thou mayst break thy box of precious Ointment and perfume the whole room with its fragrant smell.