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The holy longing
The holy longing: or, The saints desire to be with Christ: delivered in a sermon at Al-hallows Lombard-street, Aug. 24. 1658. At the funeral of Mr. Jacob Stock. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.The holy longing: or, The saints desire to be with Christ: delivered in a sermon at Al-hallows Lumbard-street, Aug. 24. 1658. At the funeral of Mr. Jacob Stock. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.
London: printed by E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1659
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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.
4. We make death more than it is; as the Moabites thought the waters had been blood, when they received only a colour and tincture from the Sun-beams, 2 King. 3. 23. we fancy death worse than it is, we look upon it through a multiplying glass; fear makes a Christian see double; shut the eye of sense, and open the eye of faith, and death will appear less formidable.
4. We make death more than it is; as the Moabites thought the waters had been blood, when they received only a colour and tincture from the Sun-beams, 2 King. 3. 23. we fancy death worse than it is, we look upon it through a multiplying glasse; fear makes a Christian see double; shut the eye of sense, and open the eye of faith, and death will appear lesse formidable.
1Use 2. Let us then put our selves upon a scrutiny and trial whether we are persons that shall go to Christ when we dye? 'tis certain we shall depart, but the question is whether shall we go to Christ?
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1Quest. How may that be known?
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