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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 3 › Chapter 1 › Section 4: Of the Covenant of promise as manifested to Moses.
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3. That our consolations might be stronger; that in all our difficulties and distresses we might ever have recourse to the faithfulness and love of God. 1. To the faithfulness of God.1 This was David's stay, and this may be ours; though friends be unfaithful, and may deceive, yet the Lord is faithful, and cannot fail his people, his promises are Yea, and Amen, 2we may build upon it. 2. That we might have recourse to the love of God: this indeed was the prim end why God delivered his Law in way of a Covenant, that he might sweeten and endear himself to us, and so draw us to him with cords of love; had God so pleased, he might have required all obedience from us, and when we had done all, he might have reduced us into nothing, or at least not have given us heaven for •n inheritance, or himself for a portion; but his love is such, that he will not only command, but he will Covenant, that he might further express and communicate his love: how then should this but encourage us to go to God in all distresses? O what thankful loving thoughts should we have of God that would thus infinitely condescend to Covenant with us!
3. That our consolations might be stronger; that in all our difficulties and distresses we might ever have recourse to the faithfulness and love of God. 1. To the faithfulness of God.1 This was David's stay, and this may be ours; though friends be unfaithful, and may deceive, yet the Lord is faithful, and cannot fail his people, his promises are Yea, and Amen, 2we may build upon it. 2. That we might have recourse to the love of God: this indeed was the prim end why God delivered his Law in way of a Covenent, that he might sweeten and indear hinself to us, and so draw us to him with cords of love; had God so pleased, he might have required all obedience from us, and when we had done all, he might have reduced us into nothing, or at least not have given us heaven for •n inheritance, or himself for a portion; but his love is such, that he will not only command, but he will Covenant, that he might further express and communicate his love: how then should this but incourage us to go to God in all distresses? O what thankful loving thoughts should we have of God that would thus infinitely condescend to Covenant with us!