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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 5 › Chapter 5 › Section 9: Of conforming to Jesus in that respect.
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4. Let us look wishingly and cravingly; there is affection, as well as vision in the eye;1 as the lame man that lay in Solomon's porch looked wishly on Peter and John, expecting to receive something of them, so let us look on Christ with a craving eye, with an humble expectation to receive a supply of grace from Christ, Why Lord thou art not only anointed with the the oil of gladness above thy fellows, but for thy fellows; I am earthly minded, but thou art heavenly; I am full of lusts, but the Image of God is perfect in thee; thou art the fountain of all grace, an head of influence, as well as of eminence; thou art not only above me, but thou hast all grace for me, and therefore O give me some portion of thy meekness, lowliness, heavenly-mindedness, and of all other the graces of thy Spirit. Surely thou ⟨p. 337⟩art an heaven of grace, full of bright shining stars, Oh that of that fullness thou wouldst give me to receive even grace for grace; I pray Lord with an humble expectation of receiving from thee; Oh let me feel the dropping of the two-olive trees into the golden candlesticks, yea even into my soul.
4. Let us look wishingly and cravingly; there is affection, as well as vision in the eye;1 as the lame man that lay in Solomon's porch looked wishly on Peter and John, expecting to receive something of them, so let us look on Christ with a craving eye, with an humble expectation to receive a supply of grace from Christ, Why Lord thou art not only anoynted with the the oyl of gladness above thy fellows, but for thy fellows; I am earthly minded, but thou art heavenly; I am full of lusts, but the Image of God is perfect in thee; thou art the fountain of all grace, an head of influence, as well as of eminence; thou art not only above me, but thou hast all grace for me, and therefore O give me some portion of thy meekness, lowliness, heavenly-mindedness, and of all other the graces of thy Spirit. Surely thou ⟨p. 337⟩art an heaven of grace, full of bright shining stars, Oh that of that fulness thou wouldst give me to receive even grace for grace; I pray Lord with an humble expectation of receiving from thee; Oh let me feel the dropping of the two-olive trees into the golden candlesticks, yea even into my soul.