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John Winthrop, A Modell of Christian Charity, 1630
Winthrop, John, 1588-1649
p. [29] of text.
1630
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Sermons
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comforteing the mouthe. 2ly the labour of the mouthe is accompanied with such pleasure and content as farre exceedes the paines it takes: soe is it in all the labour of love, among christians, the partie loveing, reapes love againe as was shewed before, which the soule covetts more then all the wealthe in the world. 2ly [sic] noething yeildes more pleasure and content to the soule then when it findes that which it may love fervently, for to love and live beloved is the soules paradise, both heare and in heaven; In the State of Wedlock there be many comfortes to beare out the troubles of that Condicion, but let such as have tryed the most, say if there be any sweetnes in that Condicion comparable to the exercise of mutuall love. From the former Consideracions arise these conclusions. 1 First, This love among Christians is a reall thing, not Imaginarie. 2ly