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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 2 › Section 9: Of Conforming to Jesus in that respect.
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.
4. Faith stirs in the heart some resolves to go to Gods Throne, and to sue for Grace; Faith speaks within as they did,1 Who can tell whether the Lord will return? And, it may be the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. So, Who can tell? saith the Soul; It may be the Lord will, saith the Soul: and this begets some resolves ⟨p. 113⟩as those Lepers in Samaria knew they were sure to perish, if they sate still; therefore they resolved to try whether the Aramites would save them: Or as Esther, knowing all was undone if she would not stir, she would try whether the King would hold out his Golden Sceptre: So the poor Soul, knowing there is no way but perishing, if it continue in its Natural State, therefore it resolves to go to God: Doth the Lord say, Seek my Face? Why, 2thy Face Lord will I seek.—Doth the Lord say, Come unto Me? Why, Behold Lord, I come unto Thee; for Thou art the Lord our God. And now, the Soul betakes it self unto God, it sends up Complaints of it self, it laments its own sinful Rebellions, it puts out a whole Volley of Sighs, Groans, and strong Cries towards Heaven; it confesseth with Grief and bitter Mourning, all its former Iniquities; it smites, with Repenting Ephraim, upon its Thigh; it lies down at God's Foot-stool, it puts its Mouth in the Dust; it acknowledgeth God's Righteousness if He should condemn, and cast off for ever; and yet withal, it pleads for Grace, that it may be accepted as one of His: It says unto God; Lord, I have nothing to plead, why Thou mayest not Condemn me; but if Thou wilt receive me, Thy Mercy shall appear in me: O let Thy Mercy appear, take away all Iniquity, and receive me graciously. Thus the Soul lies at God's Throne, and pleads for Grace.
4. Faith stirs in the heart some resolves to go to Gods Throne, and to sue for Grace; Faith speaks within as they did,1 Who can tell whether the Lord will return? And, it may be the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. So, Who can tell? saith the Soul; It may be the Lord will, saith the Soul: and this begets some resolves ⟨p. 113⟩