Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.S5 B6 1641

\ 1 3x6 -I wh11t iseh; Be!orved,&c. · ' Sa R .XII I. ' !lleditatio~ o~heavenly ~hings.That thatis little That in ~ealing m the begmnmg may brmg forth greac matters. abnd fJ!e 1 a 1tmh~ of This Q£efiion ro the Church, and talking with e11venp t mg.r h . ;+ fr, d l d . alittle rbint. u her,/ c·arge ysu t 1 you 1 m · my Be ove >to tellhtm . thebegin~ingof . that I ttmflckeo{Love,breed sQ2.dHons in others, great matters. What is thy Beloved,&c. Whence upon the def_ cription ofher Beloved, her heart i5kindled, fhe fiJdeth her Beloved, fo that talking of holy and i heavenly things is good for others, and our That h~!Y con· 1 felves alfo. It u good forothers,as it was good for fifierer.:he ~s ~r~~rl the daughters oflenifalem here,for thnupon they or o e fi d b .fi . c. our ftlves. are irre up to e inqm1ttve arter Chrift, and it: was good for the Church 11er fdfe ; for here– upon {he tooke ·Occafion to make a large com– mendationof Chrifl:, wherein fhe found much comfort. ~. Goodconference thtn u good for ourfelvts;for we Tee a little feed brings forth at length a great -tree, a li ttle fire kindleth much fewell, and great things many times rife out of {mall defpifed beginnings. It was a little occafion which Na. , Kin. s. ttrndl$ thev1jJyrian had to dfed his converfion. !herewas apooreb:lniiliedwoman, a!hanger, who was a Iewilb maid-fervanr, fl1e told her Lords ftrvants rhatrhere was aProphet in· Iury that could heale him : wht reuponheca:l}e thih.l _ ther, and wascorwerted and healed. And Paul p 1 .! • . fheweth, that the very rtport of his 6onds did a great deale of good in (<~.fors houfe. Report and 1 fame is a little matter,'bpt little matters make Exh~rtation to' way for-the greater. fru.itfu/1 conI This may pttt Ul in mind to JP endour time fruit. erence. . _ _ . fully 1 /

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