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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
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3. There is nothing can enlarge, and satisfy the souls capacities, but God alone. Poor low-spirited creatures may have some kind of satisfaction in the world, as Esau, I have enough my brother: but then the capacities of the soul are not enlarged. Others may have their capacities enlarged; but then the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear with hearing; (and these are but the most capacious senses) but in God enlargedness, and satisfaction meet. Psal. 81.10. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it: that is, let thy just desires be never so large, thou shalt have them.
3. There is nothing can enlarge, and satisfie the souls capacities, but God alone. Poore low-spirited creatures may have some kind of satisfaction in the world, as Esau, I have enough my brother: but then the capacities of the soul are not enlarged. Others may have their capacities enlarged; but then the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare with hearing; (and these are but the most capacious senses) but in God enlargedness, and satisfaction meet. Psal. 81.10. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it: that is, let thy just desires be never so large, thou shalt have them.
4. The design of Gods work, and the order of his working, renders a restlessness in all things, on this side himself: 'twas never Gods intention, that any enjoyment should be any more than an encouragement; that any grace should be any more than a means to bring us to himself; when his people grow fond of any thing, he withdraws it. There's a worm at the root of our comfortable gourds. There's a Canker in our best graces. We read of Lots purity, Moses his meekness, Jobs patience, Peters forwardness, Paul's raptures; but if these will glory, it must be in the Lord; for we read also of Lots incest, Moses his passion, Jobs fretfulness, Peters denial, and Paul's thorn in the flesh. Those that have great graces, have also great corruptions, and corruptions in those things wherein consists their excellency. I should now come to the application, but that I am obstructed, by the doubts, and objections of tender Christians. Yet I shall pass by all but one, and that I must speak to for the honour of my Master.