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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.
1. True faith is ever found in an heart deeply humbled for sin, Acts 2. 37. [Greek or Hebrew], they were pricked at their hearts; here was the first budding of faith; you never saw a flower grow out of a stone, nor faith out of an heart of stone. Faith is an herb that grows always in a moist soil, in a weeping eye and a broken heart; Mark 9. 24. The father of the child cried out with tears, Lord I believe. This flag of faith grows in the water.
1. True faith is ever found in an heart deeply humbled for sinne, Acts 2. 37. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, they were pricked at their hearts; here was the first budding of faith; you never saw a flower grow out of a stone, nor faith out of an heart of stone. Faith is an hearb that grows alwayes in a moist soile, in a weeping eye and a broken heart; Mark 9. 24. The father of the childe cried out with teares, Lord I believe. This flag of faith grows in the water.
2. True faith is operative; the Lapidaries say there is no precious stone but hath virtutem insitam, some virtue latent in it; so we may say of precious faith; it hath hidden virtue in it, 'tis very operative, it works out sin, ⟨p. 42⟩Acts 15. 9. It works by love, Gal. 5. 6. it is full of good works, James 2. 17. it makes the tongue speak for Christ, the head study, the hands work, the feet run in the ways of his commandments; faith comes with power upon the heart,