All the springs of happiness
O trust in him for happiness as well as for help. All the springs of happiness are in him. Trust in him who gives us all things richly to enjoy, who of his own rich and free mercy holds them out to us, as in his own hand, that receiving them as his gift and as pledges of his love we may enjoy all that we possess (1 Timothy 6:17). It is his love that gives a relish to all we taste, puts life and sweetness into all, while every creature leads us up to the great Creator, and all earth is a scale to heaven. He transfuses the joys that are at his own right hand into all he bestows on his thankful children, who having fellowship with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ (1 John 1:3) enjoy him in all and above all.
1771 text
*O trust in him for happiness as well as for help. All the springs of happiness are in him. Trust in him who giveth us all things richly to enjoy, παρέχοντι πλουσίως εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν· Who of his own rich and free mercy, holds them out to us, as in his own hand, that receiving them as his gift, and as pledges of his love, we may enjoy all that we possess. It is his love gives a relish to all we taste, puts life and sweetness into all, while every creature leads us up to the great Creator, and all earth is a scale to heaven. He transfuses the joys that are at his own right-hand, into all he bestows on his thankful children: who having fellowship with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ, enjoy him in all and above all.
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Sermon 28 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 6:19-23.
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