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A36940 Sips of sweetness, or, Consolation for weake beleevers a treatise discoursing of the sweetnesse of Christs carriage towards all his weake members : particularly to such as are weake either [brace] 1. habitually, or 2. accidentally, by reason of [brace] 1. working, 2. sinning, or 3. suffering : being the summe of certain sermons preached upon Isa. 40, 11 / by John Durant ... Durant, John, b. 1620. 1649 (1649) Wing D2678A; ESTC R35030 84,697 224

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it_o may_v as_o spira_n do_v wish_v o_o that_o i_o may_v feel_v but_o the_o least_o sense_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o i_o though_o but_o for_o one_o small_a moment_n as_o i_o now_o feel_v his_o heavy_a wrath_n that_o burn_v like_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n within_o i_o and_o afflict_v my_o conscience_n with_o pang_n unutterable_a etc._n etc._n to_o wind_v up_o all_o i_o beseech_v you_o do_v more_o than_o think_v i.e._n o_o meditate_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o let_v this_o whole_a though_o little_a tract_n of_o christ_n sweetness_n prevail_v with_o your_o heart_n to_o enter_v and_o to_o continue_v in_o the_o fold_n of_o christ_n remember_v while_o you_o be_v without_o christ_n you_o be_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n you_o wander_v in_o a_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n you_o be_v but_o at_o best_o among_o wild-beast_n you_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o danger_n and_o devouring_n but_o when_o once_o you_o be_v return_v to_o the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o your_o 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my_o text._n locum_fw-la calvin_n in_o locum_fw-la in_o these_o word_n be_v express_v the_o singular_a indulgence_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o be_v not_o only_o lead_v forth_o with_o a_o common_a affection_n towards_o his_o whole_a flock_n but_o by_o which_o he_o declare_v according_a to_o the_o weakness_n of_o any_o his_o solicitousnesse_n in_o take_v care_n his_o humanity_n in_o nourish_v and_o his_o patience_n in_o bear_v in_o which_o he_o omit_v nothing_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n for_o all_o the_o sheep_n must_v be_v take_v care_n for_o especial_o they_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v with_o or_o relieve_v if_o they_o be_v weak_a o_o taste_n and_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a psal_n 34.8_o sit_v down_o under_o christ_n shadow_n with_o great_a delight_n 2.3_o cant._n 2.3_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v his_o fruit_n sweet_a unto_o your_o taste_n the_o analysis_n or_o the_o table_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n in_o this_o treatise_n sect_n i._o chap._n i._n a_o introduction_n to_o the_o discourse_n hold_v forth_o 1._o the_o fallacy_n of_o satan_n to_o keep_v soul_n from_o christ_n page_n 1._o 2_o 2._o the_o sweetness_n of_o christ_n to_o such_o as_o come_v into_o his_o service_n page_n 3_o chap._n ii_o a_o entrance_n upon_o the_o text_n show_v 1._o the_o dependence_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 5_o 2._o the_o division_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 7_o 3._o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 8_o chap._n iii_o the_o main_a doctrine_n propound_v set_v forth_o christ_n as_o sweet_a in_o his_o carriage_n to_o all_o his_o weak_a member_n which_o be_v 1._o explicate_v open_v what_o 1._o christ_n carriage_n be_v p._n 9_o 2._o sweetness_n of_o that_o carriage_n ibid._n 1._o negative_o p._n 10_o 2._o positive_o p._n 11_o 2._o prove_v ib._n cahp._n iu._n a_o clear_a explication_n of_o the_o point_n by_o discover_v 1._o who_o be_v weak_a member_n of_o christ_n p._n 14_o 1._o habitual_o who_o weakness_n be_v describe_v 1._o general_o by_o what_o it_o be_v 2._o particular_o by_o what_o they_o be_v ibid._n 1._o beginner_n in_o christ_n school_n p._n 15_o 2._o babe_n in_o christ_n house_n ibid._n 3._o special_o by_o the_o thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v as_o namely_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v weak_a 1._o in_o their_o life_n p._n 16_o 2._o in_o their_o light_n p._n 17_o 3._o in_o their_o faith_n p._n 18_o 2._o wherein_o christ_n carriage_n be_v sweet_a to_o they_o hold_v out_o from_o the_o text_n in_o two_o particular_n viz._n 1._o in_o that_o he_o gather_v they_o with_o his_o arm_n when_o they_o wander_v p._n 19_o 2._o in_o that_o he_o carry_v they_o in_o his_o bosom_n while_o weak_a ib._n chap._n v._n particular_a discovery_n of_o christ_n sweetness_n in_o 1._o his_o not_o cast_v they_o off_o when_o they_o come_v to_o he_o p._n 22_o 2._o in_o his_o preserve_v the_o weak_a grace_n which_o be_v in_o they_o p._n 25_o 3._o in_o strengthen_v and_o increase_v the_o say_v weak_a grace_n p._n 28_o 4._o in_o bear_v with_o the_o infirmity_n 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