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Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul'sCommunion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's
Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.Communion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.
London: printed by Evan Tyler, 1655
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.
In Eccles. 1.2. Solomon gives you the result of his curious enquiries into the utmost of creature-excellencies: vanity of Vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Consider he was furnished above all other men, with all variety of requisites, critically to anatomize the worlds happiness. He doth it, and when he hath done, he gives account of his unparalleled experiments: All is nothing but very vanity; and not only vanity, but vanity of vanities, that is, extreme vanity; and he doubles the duplicate, to note the unquestionable certainty of it. Every thing severally, all things jointly are comparatively vanity, when put in the balance with God: miserable vanity in respect of mans sin: unprofitable vanity, in order unto happiness. All things are deceitfully vain in regard of trust, and constantly vain in their instability. Thus Solomon.
In Eccles. 1.2. Solomon gives you the result of his curious enquiries into the utmost of creature-excellencies: vanity of Vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Consider he was furnished above all other men, with all variety of requisites, critically to anatomize the worlds happinesse. He doth it, and when he hath done, he gives account of his unparallel'd experiments: All is nothing but very vanity; and not only vanity, but vanity of vanities, that is, extream vanity; and he doubles the duplicat, to note the unquestionable certainty of it. Every thing severally, all things joyntly are comparatively vanity, when put in the ballance with God: miserable vanity in respect of mans sinne: unprofitable vanity, in order unto happinesse. All things are deceitfully vaine in regard of trust, and constantly vaine in their instability. Thus Solomon.
But if any are more taken with a wise Heathen, then a Divine Oracle: would they but be true to that: Seneca (who wrote a book of a happy life) doth expressly persuade men to place their happiness in God, to follow God, ⟨p. 29⟩