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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.
1. Take the world in the Scripture-distribution, 1 John 2.16. All that is in the world, is either the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, or the pride of life; pleasures, profits, or honours. Had you such delight in the creature, as that you could say, this is the gift of God: So much money as to answer all things: so much honour, as to cause your terror in the land of the living. You may read one Text that shall grant this to be a kind of happiness, but with the next, breath blast it, Psal. 144.15. Happy is the people that is in such a case; yea, happy is the people whose God is the Lord, in such a case; what case is that? that hath victory over enemies, v. 10. that's honourable; Relative comforts, v. 12. that's delightful; all manner of store, v. 13. that's treasure enough. But will ye see how they shrink? Happy is the people whose God is the Lord; as if he corrected himself for calling any thing else an happiness.
1. Take the world in the Scripture-distribution, 1 John 2.16. All that is in the world, is either the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, or the pride of life; pleasures, profits, or honours. Had you such delight in the creature, as that you could say, this is the gift of God: So much money as to answer all things: so much honour, as to cause your terrour in the land of the living. You may read one Text that shall grant this to be a kinde of happinesse, but with the next, breathblast it, Psal. 144.15. Happy is the people that is in such a case; yea, happy is the people whose God is the Lord, in such a case; what case is that? that hath victory over enemies, v. 10. that's honourable; Relative comforts, v. 12. that's delightful; all manner of store, v. 13. that's treasure enough. But will ye see how they shrinke? Happy is the people whose God is the Lord; as if he corrected himself for calling any thing else an happinesse.