Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

4. Christian Religion affords to us all assistances both outward and inward. In some respects, I know the duties of Christianity are hard and heavy; but whatsoever Christ hath imposed as heavy and hard, he hath made it light in aids: I shall show the helps in these particulars. As—

4. Christian Religion affords to us all assistances both outward and inward. In some respects, I know the duties of Christianity are hard and heavy; but whatsoever Christ hath imposed as heavy and hard, he hath made it light in aids: I shall shew the helps in these particulars. As—

1. The holy Scriptures be our helps; this was the very scope and aim for which the sacred Volume was sent from Heaven, viz. that we might decline from evil, and do good, that we might die to old Adam, and live to Christ; that we might crucify sin, and follow Virtue; what are the Scriptures but the Registers of God's Will, the letters of God's Love to invite us to Grace, and to dehort us from vice? O the persuasion, directions and commands of God that we might become holy; and O the dissuasions diversions, threatenings, and terrifying of God that we might fly profaneness!

1. The holy Scriptures be our helps; this was the very scope and aim for which the sacred Volume was sent from Heaven, viz. that we might decline from evil, and do good, that we might die to old Adam, and live to Christ; that we might crucifie sin, and follow Virtue; what are the Scriptures but the Registers of God's Will, the letters of God's Love to invite us to Grace, and to dehort us from vice? O the perswasion, directions and commands of God that we might become holy; and O the disswasions diversions, threatnings, and terrifying of God that we might fly prophaneness!