Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.S5 B6 1641

40a Whither;, thy Belo'TJedgotu. \ - S.& a.XVHI from the bc::ginning, wbich we hav~ heard' 1 ~1lohn 1.1. which we have feen with thefeour eyes, which wehav@ looked upon,. and thefe hands of ours have handled of the Word ofLife he delivered to them. For when we are confiaent from fpirituall ex– perience,it is wonderhdl how we fhall be inll:rop 6 ments of God to D_ aine upon others. SoPeter, · :. et.l-1 • l::) we followed not (fayes he) deceivable fables, 1 when we opened unto you the power andcom- 1 ming ofour Lord Iefus Chrifl)but withour eyes 1 ! wefaw his Majefty. Doe not thinke it belongs ondy to theMi- ! nifrery, there is an 3rt of Converfion that be· ! longs to ~very one that is agrowne Cbdftian to i win others. Whither u thy Belovedgone,o thiNfairejl4m6nz women? I The next obfcrvation out of the words (be- ~ caufe it is the efpcciall) whichworks upon the dttughters ofIerufolem, is from the large explica– tionofChrilt Ouftrv. Th111 which mrifl ,of 4U jlirs up holy tt/fet1ions ts {_e11rch ~fur Chrijl iJ the l~r:e explicAtion if his ex. ceJlencus. b Then be in love with the Miniftery of the That h'e tug t G r.. 11 d h C . . f S . . h 10 bee in love. 01pe , an t e ommumon o amts, w o with the mini~ have their tongues and their hearts taught of · flerJ •! 6 the· God to fpeake excellently, their tongues are as worJJ )p ereby fi d fil h · h · h d · the exceHency re ne 1 ver , t e1~ earts ~re enrtc e t!> m1 o~' c1irip u (et crea(e the communton ofSamts. Marketh1sone ~;~!:.o :.o. excellency of that excelle.Rt ordinance of G~d 1 . m\ .

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