Heywood - Houston-Packer Collection BV4510.A2 H49 1667

.,, . . . • I ' lSreart-JrreaJUre~ · a ions he asked Mr. M~tnto» if he bad heard the Sermon that morning, he aniwered, yes, and did youn0t, faid he, hear thofewonder~ . ful thing~ which Clod bathprovided for them that love bjm f and then readily pickt out all/ tho{e~paifa.ges that were any Wd.Y fubfervienc ... to ufe and profit : It was wonderful to, tne, faith Mr. Manton, to fee an holy heart could, · draw comfort out of any thing : the Sermon · as Mr. Jurdain repeated ,to ~e, faith he, was another kinde of Sermon, ~n1d feemed to be favoury and fpiritual: I remember withwhat warmth, and vigr ur he {pake u it, even til this_day,. and hope that I fual never forger it : thus he, 0 firs, if you had a rreafllre, you would hear Strmons 'With profit , endYre troubles after another manner than youor• dinarilydo. . 3. This divine trea{ure enables the Saint for noble eoterprizes : the People that do know their God ili.al be firong, and do ex ploits , Dan. I 1. 3~. Wben as un(ound per· {ons tnay be corrupted by flatteries; or cha• fed away by threats :the greater treafureyou have, and' lhe more fingular things ~mayyou do tur Gqd, the Lord wil own you to do much for him, and you that glorifie God in a fuffering much for him: Paul'... Vefiel was A re.~~~ i~· wel fraught with this treafure (and it may be ' · ~ ~9 • · ·for this cau[e he is called a chofenVeffel, Eft'YHebra and be only is fo called, though doubdefs ?• ifmus: A · . thers were {o alfo) and what meer.Man dtd vena- of more for God than blefied P11ul? who ever cho:cll. travelled over fomud1oftheWorld toprWich . th~ . , /

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