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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.
1. Faith in keeping the Covenant, hath always an Eye to the Rule and Command of God: As in Things to be believed, Faith looks on the Promise; so in Things to be practised, Faith looks upon the Command. Faith will present no strange Fire before the Lord; it knows that God will accept of nothing, but what is according to His own Will.
1. Faith in keeping the Covenant, hath alwayes an Eye to the Rule and Command of God: As in Things to be believed, Faith looks on the Promise; so in Things to be practised, Faith looks upon the Command. Faith will present no strange Fire before the Lord; it knows that God will accept of nothing, but what is according to His own Will.
2. As Faith takes Direction from the Rule; so in keeping of the Covenant, it directs us to the right End, that is, to the Glory of God. We are of Him, and live in Him; and by Faith we must live to Him,1 & for Him: For none of us liveth to himself, and no Man dieth to himself; for whether we live, we live unto the Lord; & whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. Again, He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them. This God claims as His right and due: Thou shalt glorify Me, saith God: Yes, saith Faith, I will glorify thee for ever.
2. As Faith takes Direction from the Rule; so in keeping of the Covenant, it directs us to the right End, that is, to the Glory of God. We are of Him, and live in Him; and by Faith we must live to Him,1 & for Him: For none of us liveth to himself, and no Man dieth to himself; for whether we live, we live unto the Lord; & whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. Again, He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them. This God claims as His right and due: Thou shalt glorifie Me, saith God: Yes, saith Faith, I will glorifie thee for ever.