A01981:993
The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
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2 The things which God by virtue of the Gospel requireth of us, he hath promised to work in us. The sum of his promise is this, gI will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgements and do them. Now Saints resting in assurance of faith on God for accomplishing of this, and hother like promises, are emboldened to promise that to God which God hath promised to enable them to do.
2 The things which God by vertue of the Gospell requireth of us, he hath promised to worke in us. The summe of his promise is this, gI will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walke in my statutes, and ye shall keepe my judgements and doe them. Now Saints resting in assurance of faith on God for accomplishing of this, and hother like promises, are emboldened to promise that to God which God hath promised to enable them to do.
- gEzek. 36. 27.
- hJer. 31. 33, 34.—3•. 39. 40.Ier. 31. 33, 34.—3•. 39. 40.
3 All the promises of obedience which Saints make to God, they make with reference to the assistance of Gods Spirit, whereof they assure themselves. As when they promise any temporal civill matter, they do it, either expressly or implicitly, with relation to Gods will and leave (as they ought,