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If so be that we sought the Lord, he would be found of us; and he is a rewarder of these who seek him. And therefore, in confidence that he is so, remember that yeyou are now at the table of the Lord, and yeyou may now put your hand to the greatest delicacies under heaven. If we find that there are dainties to be gotten here, and we are sensible of our wants, and know what our enemies are seeking against us, were it not good that we should come to seek supply of all? @@ -11,22 +9,22 @@ get faith drawn down from heaven, at least some measure of it; then the more sensible that we were of our wants at first, the grace of God would be also the more sensible to us, when it came, and we would detest the unbelief of our own ill hearts, and would count so much the more of the great mercy of God in Christ. If so be that we come in faith, must we not be of these who believesbelieve that God is, and that he is a rewarder of thesethose who diligently seek him? There is not a believer but he who seeks to God; and when he seeks to God only, that teims (empties)empties him of all conceit of himself, and makes him to seek more to God. And then faith assures him that there is a reward for them who seek to the Lord, as he says to Abraham, "I am self sufficient, and so I need nothing from thee;you; and am able also to furnish theeyou in all necessities wherein thouyou can stand. It is I who saves theeyou from all ills, and bestows every good thing upon thee." Thisisyou." This is a great comfort, and a sure ground for the child of God to rest upon; the Lord is a rewarder of them who seek him; he is a sun and a shield; he blesses theeyou with all good things, and saves from all ills. He knows not God aright who knows not both these to be in him, and that he is the disposer of all things; who will thank God that he bestows any portion in the world upon him, and is not thankful for his life; or these who rejoicesrejoice when they find comfort in their souls, and rejoicesrejoice not also when they are saved from many ills; but if thouyou know God aright, thouyou must know that both preservation from ill and bestowing of good comes from him. What is the matter, although we be not proud in ourselves, nor brag not of anything that is in us, if so be we know not that there is sufficiency in God? But in acknowledging both these, we
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to come to the Lord, to seek his help. Now it is impossible for us to come to God unless we know two things of him, first, that God is; second, that he is a rewarder of them who seek him. There be many who are atheists into their life, ---who lives as if there were not a God; and these the Lord punishes with atheism in their affections also. For when they live as if there were not a God, then they come to that,---to think that there is not a God; and so they perish in blindness of mind and hardness of heart. And there be many who never considers what the Lord has prepared for them who seek him. And therefore it is good for us at all times to think that there is a God, and that this God is a liberal rewarder of them who seek him.
7. [TaBLE.]
If so be that we sought the Lord, he would be found of us; and he is a rewarder of these who seek him. And therefore, in confidence that he is so, remember that ye are now at the table of the Lord, and ye may now put your hand to the @@ -38,49 +16,20 @@ that God is, and that he is a rewarder of these who diligently seek him? There is not a believer but he who seeks to God; and when he seeks to God only, that teims (empties) him of all conceit of himself, and makes him to seek more to God. And then faith assures him that there is a reward for them who seek to the Lord, as he says to Abraham, «I
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174 EIGHTH TABLE."I am self sufficient, and so I need nothing from thee; and am able also to furnish thee in all necessities wherein thou can stand. It is I who saves thee from all ills, and bestows every good thing upon thee."sthee." Thisis a great comfort, and a sure ground for the child of God to rest upon; the Lord is a rewarder of them who seek him; he is a sun and a shield; he blesses thee with all good things, and saves from all ills. He knows not God aright who knows not both these to be in him, and that he is the disposer of all things; who will thank God that he bestows any portion in the world upon him, and is not thankful for his life; or these who rejoices when they find comfort in their souls, and rejoices not also when they are saved from many ills; but if thou know God aright, thou must know that both preservation from ill and bestowing of good comes from him. What is the matter, although we be not proud in ourselves, nor brag not of anything that is in us, if so be we know not that there is sufficiency in God? But in acknowledging both these, we will be humble in ourselves, and give glory to God; and indeed this is the best case that we can be in ---stillin---still to be humble in ourselves, and ascribing all glory to God.8. [TABLE.]
It is by faith that all those great works are done, and it 1s by faith that we are partakers of Jesus Christ in the sacrament, and therefore it were meet for us still to be crying, Lord, increase our faith; Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. If we would come but to this, then our Communion, it would be acceptable to him, and would be also comfortable to our own souls. Beloved, although I spake of nothing to you, yet ye should be striving to speak inwardly to your souls by meditation, and for this end ye should labour to be acquainted with things, that ye may the better think upon them; and learn now to call your thoughts homeward, that ye may think only upon God and your own soul.
The people of God, when they compassed the walls of this city about, as they might have thought upon the crea
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to come to the Lord, to seek his help. Now it is impossible for us to come to God unless we know two things of him, first, that God is; second, that he is a rewarder of them who seek him. There be many who are atheists into their life, ---who lives as if there were not a God; and these the Lord punishes with atheism in their affections also. For when they live as if there were not a God, then they come to that,---to think that there is not a God; and so they perish in blindness of mind and hardness of heart. And there be many who never considers what the Lord has prepared for them who seek him. And therefore it is good for us at all times to think that there is a God, and that this God is a liberal rewarder of them who seek him.
7. [TaBLE.]
If so be that we sought the Lord, he would be found of us; and he is a rewarder of these who seek him. And therefore, in confidence that he is so, remember that ye are now at the table of the Lord, and ye may now put your hand to the greatest delicacies under heaven. If we find that there are dainties to be gotten here, and we are sensible of our wants, and know what our enemies are seeking against us, were it not good that we should come to seek supply of all? O but it were good for us that we could get our hearts lifted up to heaven, and get faith drawn down from heaven, at least some measure of it; then the more sensible that we were of our wants at first, the grace of God would be also the more sensible to us, when it came, and we would detest the unbelief of our awin ill hearts, and would count so much the more of the great mercy of God in Christ. If so be that we come in faith, must we not be of these who believes that God is, and that he is a rewarder of these who diligently seek him? There is not a believer but he who seeks to God; and when he seeks to God only, that teims (empties) him of all conceit of himself, and makes him to seek more to God. And then faith assures him that there is a reward for them who seek to the Lord, as he says to Abraham, «I
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174 EIGHTH TABLE.
am self sufficient, and so I need nothing from thee; and am able also to furnish thee in all necessities wherein thou can stand. It is I who saves thee from all ills, and bestows every good thing upon thee."s Thisis a great comfort, and a sure ground for the child of God to rest upon; the Lord is a rewarder of them who seek him; he is a sun and a shield; he blesses thee with all good things, and saves from all ills. He knows not God aright who knows not both these to be in him, and that he is the disposer of all things; who will thank God that he bestows any portion in the world upon him, and is not thankful for his life; or these who rejoices when they find comfort in their souls, and rejoices not also when they are saved from many ills; but if thou know God aright, thou must know that both preservation from ill and bestowing of good comes from him. What is the matter, although we be not proud in ourselves, nor brag not of anything that is in us, if so be we know not that there is sufficiency in God? But in acknowledging both these, we will be humble in ourselves, and give glory to God; and indeed this is the best case that we can be in ---still to be humble in ourselves, and ascribing all glory to God.
8. [TABLE.]
It is by faith that all those great works are done, and it 1s by faith that we are partakers of Jesus Christ in the sacrament, and therefore it were meet for us still to be crying, Lord, increase our faith; Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. If we would come but to this, then our Communion, it would be acceptable to him, and would be also comfortable to our own souls. Beloved, although I spake of nothing to you, yet ye should be striving to speak inwardly to your souls by meditation, and for this end ye should labour to be acquainted with things, that ye may the better think upon them; and learn now to call your thoughts homeward, that ye may think only upon God and your own soul.
The people of God, when they compassed the walls of this city about, as they might have thought upon the crea