8. The little savour of Godliness in the private Conversation of Christians. If there be a powerful activity of Grace within, it will certainly break out in the life; and the tongue, which is the great instrument given us to glorify God withal, will readily make discovery of it; what saith he, Psal 45.1. mine heart is inditing of good matter, my tongue is as the pen of a ready Writer; and where will this be more ready to discover it self, than in the converse of Christians one with another? these having one heart, and being all bound one way; the heart that is full of God, will be like a vessel that is filled with new wine, which must have ⟨p. 111⟩vent. David could not hold long in, though in wicked Company, Psal. 39.2, 3. I was dumb, &c. my heart waxed hot, &c. then spake I with my tongue. But there is a Communion of Saints; David saith, in Psal. 119.63. I am a Companion of all them that fear thee; and he tells us that all his delight is in these, Psal. 16.3. and why so? but because they are suitable for that Communication which his heart breathes after. What made him so to love Ahithophel whiles he seemed to be Godly? he tells us, Psal. 55.14. we took sweet counsel together; and we are told, Mal. 3.16. that they that feared God, spake often together; and what do we think it was that they discoursed about? An heart that is filled with Grace, is then in its element when the man is discoursing about the Kingdom, and the affairs of that; hence we have that advice, Eph. 5 18, 19. be filled with the spirit, speaking to your selves in Psalms, &c When therefore Professors, either shun the company of the Godly, and seek intimacy with vain persons; or when they […] together, spend their ⟨p. 112⟩time, either in vain, foolish, and hurtful discourses, or at best about the affairs of this world, and not one warming word about the concerns of their Souls and Eternity, it saith that there wants the power of Godliness; if their treasure were in heaven, their hearts would be there too; and it so, they would delight to be talking of their own Country, and the glorious things of that: whereas it is too notorious, that such Conferences are very rare; and let a serious Christian begin •hem, and he shall find the most to be silent about them, and look as if they were put out of their Element; but if we divert to worldly affairs, or idle Stories and Slanders, they are full of matter.
8. The little savour of Godliness in the private Conversation of Christians. If there be a powerful activity of Grace within, it will certainly break out in the life; and the tongue, which is the great instrument given us to glorifie God withal, will readily make discovery of it; what saith he, Psal 45.1. mine heart is inditing of good matter, my tongue is as the pen of a ready Writer; and where will this be more ready to discover it self, than in the converse of Christians one with another? these having one heart, and being all bound one way; the heart that is full of God, will be like a vessel that is filled with new wine, which must have ⟨p. 111⟩vent. David could not hold long in, though in wicked Company, Psal. 39.2, 3. I was dumb, &c. my heart waxed hot, &c. then spake I with my tongue. But there is a Communion of Saints; David saith, in Psal. 119.63. I am a Companion of all them that fear thee; and he tells us that all his delight is in these, Psal. 16.3. and why so? but because they are suitable for that Communication which his heart breathes after. What made him so to love Achitophel whiles he seemed to be Godly? he tells us, Psal. 55.14. we took sweet counsel together; and we are told, Mal. 3.16. that they that feared God, spake often together; and what do we think it was that they discoursed about? An heart that is filled with Grace, is then in its element when the man is discoursing about the Kingdom, and the affairs of that; hence we have that advice, Eph. 5 18, 19. be filled with the spirit, speaking to your selves in Psalms, &c When therefore Professors, either shun the company of the Godly, and seek intimacy with vain persons; or when they 〈…〉 together, spend their ⟨p. 112⟩time, either in vain, foolish, and hurtful discourses, or at best about the affairs of this world, and not one warming word about the concerns of their Souls and Eternity, it saith that there wants the power of Godliness; if their treasure were in heaven, their hearts would be there too; and it so, they would delight to be talking of their own Country, and the glorious things of that: whereas it is too notorious, that such Conferences are very rare; and let a serious Christian begin hem, and he shall find the most to be silent about them, and look as if they were put out of their Element; but if we divert to worldly affairs, or idle Stories and Slanders, they are full of matter.
