Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.S5 B6 1641

- I SER..II. Eal 0 friends,Drink: isfweeter then wine. Whatfoever Chrill: faith to t~e Chlir~h, the Church faith backe againeto Chrift,andhe backe againe to the Church ; fo. \ there is a mutuall contentment and ;joy one in another. Eat p fientfs)drinke)&c. 1That a!IJre Here is an Invitation, when hecomes llored ) {finedup 10 · with more Graceand comfort_, hefiirs them Llp; · rejoyce i, the both theChurch,others,and.all that bearegood Graces oft e chw-ch~ will tohis people)that they would del ight in the Gracesand comforts of his Church. Whence obfervc;,Thar, Weoughttorejoycein thecowfods andGraces of Ol{trv. others,Andofour[elves. · - He fiirtetb up the Church here as well as I . <>thers,for he fpeakes toail, b6th to the Church, -and the friends ofir, hehad need to fiir her up to I enjoy the comfort ofher owne Grace ; for they xCor.a.u. Art twodiffinel henejits,to hAveGrace, andto know that we haveit, though one Spirit worke6oth. The Spirit works Grace_, ~md 1bev,rs tls thethings U1at God bath given.us;y~t fomtimes it doth the one and not the other. In thetime of deftrtion and of Temptation we have Grace,but we knuw it not;right tocomfort,~utwefeeleitnot. There is no comfort ofafcretunknown treafure; but fo it is with the Church, lhecloth nocalwayestakenoticcof her owne Graces;and the right fl1e bath t,ocomfort.l Wehtt•veneedtohavechrijls Spirit to help tu to l 'lenow 't19hat goodisin m. And .jndeed a Chriftiari \ fhould not onay~xamine hishe~rt for the evill that is in him, to be humbled, but:what good ··. there I . ..- l iJ1!4: --- • ....'T."" ,, "'l"' •

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