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Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…
Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at Kettering in Northamptonshire, with enlargement: by Robert Bolton ...Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at Kettering in Northhamptonshire, with enlargement: by Robert Bolton ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Edmund Weaver, 1626London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Edmund Weauer, 1626
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10. The Christian can give sound reasons for his resolution, in the point of assurance; from his conversion, holy conversation, love of the brethren, universal obedience, &c. those means I mentioned before proper to the Child of God. But put the Pharisee to prove in this case, and perhaps he will not be able to say so much as his formal deluded brother, Luk. 18. 11, 12. Sure I am, all that he can produce for that purpose, being tried by the Touchstone of Gods Truth, will prove too light and inconsequent. Revise the false mediums and insufficient grounds discovered before, and you shall perceive, that none of them can possibly infer a comfortable conclusion.
10. The Christian can giue sound reasons for his resolution, in the point of assurance; from his conuersion, holy conuersation, loue of the brethren, vniuersal obedience, &c. those meanes I mentioned before proper to the Child of God. But put the Pharise to prooue in this case, and perhaps hee will not bee able to say so much as his formall deluded brother, Luk. 18. 11, 12. Sure I am, all that hee can produce for that purpose, being tryed by the Touchstone of Gods Truth, will prooue too light and inconsequent. Reuise the false mediums and insufficient grounds discouered before, and you shall perceiue, that none of them can possibly inferre a comfortable conclusion.
11. The Laodicean longs far more for gold, then growth in grace; thinks himself already rich enough in Religion, and that he hath attained that very temper which every wise man should rest upon, without any more meddling; that if he should stir forward, he should be too precise; if he should grow any worse, he should be too profane; and therefore concludes, I have need of nothing. But the enlightened Christian, having truly tasted of the assurance of Gods love; is infinitely greedy of growing in grace, of conquering corruptions, of nearer communion with his Christ, of doing his God all the most glorious sincere service he can possibly, before he go down into the pit, and be seen no more. His performances, by the grace of God, are many, his endeavours moe, but his desires endless, and ever