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I would leave to speak anything to hinder your meditations, but I know that some hearts are so barren that they cannot find a good motion to meditate upon. If yeyou find it s0,so, it is a token yeyou are blind; for if yeyou will look in right to your own souls, yeyou will find good motions there, that yeyou may rejoice in them, or else yeyou will find them to be fruitful in ill and bad thoughts, and barren in heavenly thoughts, which may humble you. And if yeyou find your heargshearts barren of good thoughts, send up your prayers to heaven to fetch down thoughts from thence. If men have any good thing in their bodies, minds, estates, etc., they have a great care to show it; but we should show it before the world that we have Christ seated into our hearts and persons, in our families and congregations. Ay, the cross and the shame of Christ should be the matter of thy gloriation:your boasting: think and talk upon that, and think upon nothing so much as that, and rejoice in it. "God forbid that I should rejoice in anything but in the cross of Christ," says the apostle; and again, "I desire to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified." These people, in compassing these walls, might have thought of the sacrifices of Abel and Cain,◊footnote{◊ref{Heb.11.4}} how Abel's was acceptable, but not Cain's. They might think, Othersothers may compass these walls about as well as we, and take the town. Ay, but they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but Cain's sacrifice was not accepted because it was not done in faith, nor in obedience to God's warrant; but for Abel's, it was accepted, because it was done according to God's commandment, and in faith;.faith; but others cannot do so, and therefore we shall only prevail, but not they. And a wicked man may sit down at the Lord's table with us, and partake of the sacrament; but he shall not taste of the sweetness thereof, if it be not done in faith, and in obedience to the commandment of God; but if thouyou sit down here in that obedience to God, and in faith, and believesbelieve the promise that God has made, then thyyour coming here, it shall be comfortable to thee.you.
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a/src/0024.pm b/src/0024.pm index 36b83a9..c84f8a8 100644 --- a/src/0024.pm +++ b/src/0024.pm @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ these walls about as well as we, and take the town. Ay, but they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but Cain's sacrifice was not accepted because it was not done in faith, nor in obedience to God's warrant; but for Abel's, it was accepted, because it was done according to God's commandment, and in faith;. but others cannot do so, and therefore we shall only prevail, but not they. And a wicked man may sit down at the Lord's table with us, and partake of the sacrament; but he shall not taste of the sweetness thereof, if it be not done in faith, and in obedience to the commandment of God; but if thou sit down here in that obedience to God, and in faith, and believes the promise that God has made, then thy coming here, it shall be
a/src/0024.pm b/src/0024.pm index fd3526d..36b83a9 100644 --- a/src/0024.pm +++ b/src/0024.pm @@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ thence. If men have any good thing in their bodies, minds, estates, etc., they have a great care to show it; but we should show it before the world that we have Christ seated into our hearts and persons, in our families and congregations. Ay, the cross and the shame of Christ should be the matter of thy gloriation: think and talk upon that, and think upon nothing so ◊scottish{mickle#large|much|great}much as that, and rejoice in it. "God forbid that I should rejoice in anything but in the cross of Christ," says the apostle; and again, "I desire to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified." ◊scottish{Thir#These|those}These people, in compassing ◊scottish{thir#these|those}these walls, might have thought of the sacrifices of Abel and Cain,◊footnote{◊ref{Heb.11.4}} how Abel's was acceptable, but not Cain's. They might think, Others may compass ◊scottish{thir#these|those}these walls about as well as we, and take the town. Ay, but they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but Cain's sacrifice was not accepted because it was not done in faith, nor in obedience to God's warrant; but for Abel's, it was accepted, because it was done according to God's
a/src/0024.pm b/src/0024.pm index a6a341a..fd3526d 100644 --- a/src/0024.pm +++ b/src/0024.pm @@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ thence. If men have any good thing in their bodies, minds, estates, etc., they have a great care to show it; but we should show it before the world that we have Christ seated into our hearts and persons, in our families and congregations. Ay, the cross and the shame of Christ should be the matter of thy gloriation: think and talk upon that, and think upon nothing so mickle◊scottish{mickle#large|much|great} as that, and rejoice in it. "God forbid that I should rejoice in anything but in the cross of Christ," says the apostle; and again, "I desire to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified." Thir◊scottish{Thir#These|those} people, in compassing thir◊scottish{thir#these|those} walls, might have thought of the sacrifices of Abel and Cain,◊footnote{◊ref{Heb.11.4}} how Abel's was acceptable, but not Cain's. They might think, Others may compass thir◊scottish{thir#these|those} walls about as well as we, and take the town. Ay, but they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but Cain's sacrifice was not accepted because it was not done in faith, nor in obedience to God's warrant; but for Abel's, it was accepted, because it was done according to God's commandment, and in faith;. but others cannot do so, and therefore we sallshall only prevail, but not they. And a wicked man may sit down at the Lord's table with us, and partake of the sacrament; but he sallshall not taste of the sweetness thereof, if it be not done in faith, and in obedience to the commandment of God; but if thou sit down here in that obedience to God, and in faith, and believes the promise that God has made, then thy coming here, it sallshall be comfortable to thee.
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incorruption; then if thou believes that the world was made by him, and he destroyed it, and made it to flourish again, thou will also believe the resurrection. So we can look upon none of the creatures but we may think it was God who made this, he can ruin it when he pleases, and he can restore it again; so can he do with body and soul.
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I would leave to speak anything to hinder your meditations, but I know that some hearts are so barren that they cannot find a good motion to meditate upon. If ye find it s0, it is a token ye are blind; for if ye will look in right to @@ -29,59 +12,19 @@ have a great care to show it; but we should show it before the world that we have Christ seated into our hearts and persons, in our families and congregations. Ay, the cross and the shame of Christ should be the matter of thy gloriation: think and talk upon that, and think upon nothing so mickle as that, and rejoice in it. ‘ God"God forbid that I should rejoice in anything but in the cross of Christ," says the apostle; and again, "I desire to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified." Thir people, in compassing thir walls, might have thought of the sacrifices of Abel and Cain,*Cain,◊footnote{◊ref{Heb.11.4}} how Abel's was acceptable, but not Cain's. They might think, Others may compass thir walls about as well as we, and take the town. Ay, but they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but Cain's sacrifice was not accepted because it was not done in faith, nor in obedience to God's warrant; but for Abel's, it was accepted, because it* Heb:xis 4!
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Would ye be thinking upon that ye are to be about, before ye come to the table, ye would find greater comfort into your awin souls; and we might expede (despatch) the more quickly also. And therefore, strive to prepare your awin hearts, and be thinking upon this whilk ye are about, before ye come to the table. It is not ane easy matter to have commandment over our awin hearts; there is no man who is able, albeit he were as perfyte as Job, (and he by the testimony of the Spirit of God is called upright), who is able to command his outward senses as he pleases, and mickle less is he able to command his thoughts within; for it would be a shame before all the world to see what ill is within the best. And therefore, if we make not a covenant with all, both within and without, we cannot keep them. And therefore, I would have you to make a covenant with your hearts and minds, that so ye may, with present hearts and united forces, at this time worship, honour, and serve God, and so get comfort to your awin souls. Alas! beloved, if we could but now remember of this, "To his second coming again," it would stir us up to take heed how we eat and drink at his table. There are two things fast rooted in many of our hearts---first, that we sall never be presented before the Judge; we do apprehend that: second, that Jesus Christ sall not come again; and yet, for all that he sall come, and we sall be presented before him. Oh, if we could think upon this! Oh, but
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incorruption; then if thou believes that the world was made by him, and he destroyed it, and made it to flourish again, thou will also believe the resurrection. So we can look upon none of the creatures but we may think it was God who made this, he can ruin it when he pleases, and he can restore it again; so can he do with body and soul.
3. "L ABLE.
I would leave to speak anything to hinder your meditations, but I know that some hearts are so barren that they cannot find a good motion to meditate upon. If ye find it s0, it is a token ye are blind; for if ye will look in right to your own souls, ye will find good motions there, that ye may rejoice in them, or else ye will find them to be fruitful in ill and bad thoughts, and barren in heavenly thoughts, whilk may humble you. And if ye find your heargs barren of good thoughts, send up your prayers to heaven to fetch down thoughts from thence. If men have any good thing in their bodies, minds, estates, etc., they have a great care to show it; but we should show it before the world that we have Christ seated into our hearts and persons, in our families and congregations. Ay, the cross and the shame of Christ should be the matter of thy gloriation: think and talk upon that, and think upon nothing so mickle as that, and rejoice in it. ‘ God forbid that I should rejoice in anything but in the cross of Christ," says the apostle; and again, "I desire to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified." Thir people, in compassing thir walls, might have thought of the sacrifices of Abel and Cain,* how Abel's was acceptable, but not Cain's. They might think, Others may compass thir walls about as well as we, and take the town. Ay, but they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but Cain's sacrifice was not accepted because it was not done in faith, nor in obedience to God's warrant; but for Abel's, it was accepted, because it
* Heb:xis 4!
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was done according to God's commandment, and in faith;. but others cannot do so, and therefore we sall only prevail, but not they. And a wicked man may sit down at the Lord's table with us, and partake of the sacrament; but he sall not taste of the sweetness thereof, if it be not done in faith, and in obedience to the commandment of God; but if thou sit down here in that obedience to God, and in faith, and believes the promise that God has made, then thy coming here, it sall be comfortable to thee.
4. [TABLE.]
Would ye be thinking upon that ye are to be about, before ye come to the table, ye would find greater comfort into your awin souls; and we might expede (despatch) the more quickly also. And therefore, strive to prepare your awin hearts, and be thinking upon this whilk ye are about, before ye come to the table. It is not ane easy matter to have commandment over our awin hearts; there is no man who is able, albeit he were as perfyte as Job, (and he by the testimony of the Spirit of God is called upright), who is able to command his outward senses as he pleases, and mickle less is he able to command his thoughts within; for it would be a shame before all the world to see what ill is within the best. And therefore, if we make not a covenant with all, both within and without, we cannot keep them. And therefore, I would have you to make a covenant with your hearts and minds, that so ye may, with present hearts and united forces, at this time worship, honour, and serve God, and so get comfort to your awin souls. Alas! beloved, if we could but now remember of this, "To his second coming again," it would stir us up to take heed how we eat and drink at his table. There are two things fast rooted in many of our hearts---first, that we sall never be presented before the Judge; we do apprehend that: second, that Jesus Christ sall not come again; and yet, for all that he sall come, and we sall be presented before him. Oh, if we could think upon this! Oh, but