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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 5: Of the Covenant of Promise, as manifested to David.
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3. In that there is enough in us to keep off the Lord from ever owning us; we are as contrary to God as darkness is to light, or as evil is to good: The carnal mind is enmity against God (saith the Apostle) it is not subject to the Law of God, 1neither indeed can it be. We are a crooked Generation, that cannot abide the straight ways of the Lord; our whole nature is sinful and corrupt before him, and for the most part when we are most averse and backward, and have least thought of ever seeking after him, then it is that he seeks us, to take us unto himself; thus the Lord called Saul when he was Persecuting, and raging, and breathing out slaughter against the Lord, and against his Saints: and thus the Lord called those Jews that mocked the Apostles when they spake diverse Languages, These men are full of new wine; ay but the next word that they spake, is,2 Men and Brethren, what shall we do? O the free and unexpected Grace of our God!
3. In that there is enough in us to keep off the Lord from ever owning us; we are as contrary to God as darkness is to light, or as evil is to good: The carnal mind is enmity against God (saith the Apostle) it is not subject to the Law of God, 1neither indeed can it be. We are a crooked Generation, that cannot abide the straight wayes of the Lord; our whole nature is sinful and corrupt before him, and for the most part when we are most averse and backward, and have least thought of ever seeking after him, then it is that he seeks us, to take us unto himself; thus the Lord called Saul when he was Persecuting, and raging, and breathing out slaughter against the Lord, and against his Saints: and thus the Lord called those Jews that mocked the Apostles when they spake diverse Languages, These men are full of new wine; ay but the next word that they spake, is,2 Men and Brethren, what shall we do? O the free and unexpected Grace of our God!