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Some select cases resolved. Specially, tending to the right ordering of the heart, that…
Some select cases resolved. Specially, tending to the right ordering of the heart, that we may comfortably walk with God in our general and particular callings: &c. In a letter to a pious friend in England. / By Thomas Shepard, M.A. Formerly of Emmanuel-College in Cambridge in England: afterward Minister of Cambridge in New-England. ; Corrected by four several editions.
Boston: printed by Rogers and Fowle, 1747
MEDITATIONS AND Spiritual Experiences OF Mr. THOMAS SHEPARD.
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(1) Because this honours him. (2) Because he that will submit to one Command thus, will submit to all. (3) Because I saw, that he that let's in Christ's Command into his Heart, receives Christ; and he that receives one Command thus, receives all Christ, and all the Commands of Christ.
April. 25. While I was at the Word, I saw I had a wild Heart, which was as hard to stand and abide before the Presence of God in an Ordinance, as a Bird before any Man—I saw also, Christ will do what he will, if we do but will. The Church begs all, and Christ doth all; because she is poor and he is rich; She is weak, and he is strong.—Prayer sets Christ on upon his Churches Adversaries.
April 28. I finding my Heart rest on Christ and peaceably quieted there; hence, when I saw the outward good Things which others did enjoy, I was sweetly comforted with this, yet I have Christ, and Christ is mine, others have other Things.
April 29. I saw this Distemper (when I saw my sudden Anger) viz. That I was troubled at that which crossed me, not Christ, and pleased only with that which pleased my self, and not Christ Jesus. For [1] in all Wrongs and Crosses there is a double Cross. (1) That which crosseth me, (2) That which crosseth Christ: [2] In all good Things there is 1. Somewhat that pleaseth me. 2. Somewhat that pleaseth Christ. My Heart is pleased or troubled as Things please or trouble me without my having any due Regard to Christ; and that is my Sin.