A25241:635
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.
O my Soul, Hast thou come thus by little and little, to touch the Top of Christ's Golden ⟨p. 114⟩Sceptre? Why then, Is thy Hand given to God? Then art thou entered into a Covenant of Peace? Christ's Offering, and thy Receiving the Covenant of Grace, bears a sweet Agreement, an harmonious Conformity.
O my Soul, Hast thou come thus by little and little, to touch the Top of Christ's Golden ⟨p. 114⟩Scepter? Why then, Is thy Hand given to God? Then art thou entred into a Covenant of Peace? Christ's Offering, and thy Receiving the Covenant of Grace, bears a sweet Agreement, an harmonious Conformity.
2. God in Christ keeps Covenant with us; so we through Christ should be careful and diligent to keep Covenant with God: In the Things of this Life, a strict Eye is had to the Covenants we make. Now, it is not enough for us to enter into Covenant with God; but we must keep it: The Lord never will, never hath broken Covenants on His Part; but Alas! we on our Parts have broken the first Covenant of Works: Take heed we break not the second; for then there remains not any more place for any more Covenants. As the Lord keeps Covenant with us; so let us keep Covenant with Him: and therein is the Blessing;1 The Mercy of the Lord is from Everlasting to Everlasting,—to such as keep his Covenant.