Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.S5 B6 1641

. -·--- '•· ---- ~------ \ -3;-~ J---- - --He1; altogether lo-vely, SER.XVll B.1t'marke the order,. whC'n is the word of) ~e$1, / God precious as gold, fweeter the~ the honey I T~Ghe'•1t~epwr,r! or the hone•y eo.mbe;Sut when the former comoi o, u ·ret·t- • - ousrouuu~o!J mendattontakes place, where the word is per.. Anjw. . feet convening the foule, and where it is ftJre,. making w!fethe fimple, and wh_er~ the fea~e ofl the Lord Is cleane, &c. There tr 1' more to be defir<!d then fine gold, and fweeter then rhe1 honey-combe. So the Church here finding firfi : of all the word to be a convening wor~, Jnd ( giving underfianding to the fimple, the cannot \ but ,fpeake of the fweetndfc of the word ofi Z:hat o~U" ftate Chrill:, his lips are as Lillies dr0ppiog fweer zn gja'e rob rheee fmelling myrrh, his mourh is moll: lweet. Thus 'WOT!' mtry . k h' ll . b h' ll'lh difternedby our a manmay now IS e..:tate mgrace y IS re 1 ·. relijbtotbe oftheword. wortl. · There is adivine and a heavenly relliih in the word of God, as for infiance take the dochine of his' providence, That all things jlMll worke t@- ltom.s. getheP fir the be.ft to tbem tb.Jt love God. What a {weet word is this, a whole kingdome is not won h this promife, That whatf(?ever befaIs a Chri!lian in this world, there is an over-ruling providence to fway .all to g0od, to ·hdp forward hiseternaiJgood. 7iJAt Cbri.ft will be, prefint with--m in ttllconditi. , Mat.2.~. on~·, what a fweet word and promife is this, 'That Luk.11,1g. if h h ll he willgivehis holySpirit,i we 6eg it~·t at ewi not IAile m rJIJr·for'ake tH. -Th~tt if·we confiffe Ottr 1 Iob. J.g, Jij r h ' ;.r; · jinnu andlay ,them open, eis merci;ult to forgive them, 'That iftJur jinnes were tU red 114 skarlet, they fl J.t(l all he white as wooll. \Vhat kind ofincredt'-i ·m.r . bl ' - ~ 1.- ---;_------....--......----.------.--

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