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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 1 › Chapter 3 › Section 5: Motives from our wants in case of neglect.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO quicken us to this Duty, I shall propound some moving considerations; Ponder and weigh them with an impartial judgement; who knows but through the assistance of Christ they may prove effectual with your hearts, and make you to resolve upon this excellent Duty of Looking unto Jesus.
Consider 1. Our wants, in case of our neglect. 2. Our riches, in case we are lively in this Duty.
1. For our wants; if Christ be not in view, there is nothing but wants.
Suppose first a Christless soul, a poor creature without any beam or ray of this Sun of righteousness, and what a sad condition is he in? I may say of such a one that—
1. He is without light: there is no oil of saving knowledge, no star of spiritual light arising in his soul; ye were once darkness, saith the Apostle to his Ephesians: not only dark,