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Nepenthes evangelicum. A brief essay, upon a soul at ease; in what piety will…
Nepenthes evangelicum. A brief essay, upon a soul at ease; in what piety will bring both parents and children to. : A sermon occasioned by the death of a religious matron, Mrs. Mary Rock. Who having entered the eighty first year of her age, withdrew from us. 30d. 7m. 1713. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. ; [One line from Matthew]Nepenthes evangelicum. A brief essay, upon a soul at ease; in what piety will bring both parents and children to. : A sermon occasion'd by the death of a religious matron, Mrs. Mary Rock. Who having entred the eighty first year of her age, withdrew from us. 30d. 7m. 1713. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. ; [One line from Matthew]
Boston: printed by Thomas Fleet for Daniel Henchman, 1713
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II. To Dwell in CHRIST and in GOD, is to Dwell at Ease: Piety brings us to such a Dwelling. It brings to what may be the Version of the Clause we are upon; His Soul shall dwell with the GOOD ONE. And who that is, we know very well. By the Fear of God, we come to Dwell in the Glorious ONE, who is Goodness it self. The Note of the Fear of God is that; Lord, Ton hast been our Dwelling I lace in all Generations. Oh! most Easy Dwelling Flace! Piety brings us to Dwell in a CHRIST; And so to do, is to Dwell in a Rock. The Believer flies ⟨p. 12⟩to a Christ as to a Rock, and says, Here will I Dwell, for I have desired it! Such an one, Dwells in me, and I in him, saith our Lord. It may be said unto the Believer, what we Read; Num. XXIV. 21. Strong is thy Dwelling-Place, and thou puttest thy Nest in a Rock. Oh! the Safety of such a Dwelling! Oh! how exceeding Wise the Soul that makes Choice of such a Dwelling! A Feeble Soul, that has made an House in such a Rock, may well be an Easy Soul! O Soul in Christ; What, what should hinder thy being a Soul at Ease? The Great GOD becomes the Habitation of such a Soul. We Read, 1. Joh. III. 24. He that keeps His Commandments, dwells in Him. And how excellently Accommodated must the Soul be, which Dwells in God! Certainly, in the Infinite GOD, there is enough to make an Happy Soul; and therefore an Easy Soul. A Soul in GOD, is a Well-sheltered Soul. He who Dwells in the secret Place of the most High, and abides under the Shadow of the Almighty, such an one will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge, my God; in Him I will trust. The Intention of all this Metaphor is thus much; ⟨p. 13⟩(for I will unclothe it:) By Piety we Repair to God in Christ; We Secure His Friendship, His Favour, His ready Succour; We Converse with Him continually; We are taken under His Protection. A Soul dwelling here; may Dwell at Ease. What can there be to Annoy such a Soul?
II. To Dwell in CHRIST and in GOD, is to Dwell at Ease: Piety brings us to such a Dwelling. It brings to what may be the Version of the Clause we are upon; His Soul shall dwell with the GOOD ONE. And who that is, we know very well. By the Fear of God, we come to Dwell in the Glorious ONE, who is Goodness it self. The Note of the Fear of God is that; Lord, Toon hast been our Dwelling I lace in all Generations. Oh! most Easy Dwelling Flace! Piety brings us to Dwell in a CHRIST; And so to do, is to Dwell in a Rock. The Believer flies