Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness

Real. 2. Sincere Godly men have had experience of, and found blessed sweetness in another, and a better kind of fellowship.

And thence, they cannot relish communion with vain persons. One that hath tasted the sweetness that is in holy fellowship, cannot but distaste and dislike sinful fellowship. And this is true concerning the sincere professor of Religion. He hath had experience of the communion of Saints, and hath found that to be edifying to his Soul Yea, he knoweth what it is, to have Communion with God and with Jesus Christ, through the Spirit, 1 Joh. 1. 3. Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And therefore he cannot but disrelish the worlds fellowship. The Servant of God prizeth communion with him. His heart finds wonderful contentment therein; he saith, It is good for me to be here. And when he has experienced soul ravishing communion with God and with Jesus Christ, he cannot but say to the workers of Iniquity (as David did Psal. 6. 8. ) Depart from me, I desire your fellowship no more. He hath found such sweetness in holy communion with the blessed God, as that he cannot approve of any thing that would break or hinder communion with him. But fellowship with vain persons will ⟨p. 176⟩do so. A godly man shall find by experience; that if his heart be brought into never so holy and spiritual a frame a little occasional communion with vain persons. will put it out of frame again. Therefore he is not willing to sit with such as those are.

And thence, they cannot relish communion with vain persons. One that hath tasted the sweetness that is in holy fellowship, cannot but distast and dislike sinful fellowship. And this is true concerning the sincere professor of Religion. He hath had experience of the communion of Saints, and hath found that to be edifying to his Soul Yea, he knoweth what it is, to have Communion with God and with Jesus Christ, through the Spirit,