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The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians…The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians…
The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians privilege in approaching to God in ordinances, duty in his sacramental approaches, danger if he do not sanctify God in them / by Samuel Bolton ...The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians priviledge in approaching to God in ordinances, duty in his sacramentall approaches, danger if hee do not sanctifie God in them / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by M. Simmons for A. Kembe, 1644
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. A fourth benefit for which Faith may be exercised in this Ordinance, is for deliverance out of temptations. Thou hast been long assaulted by Satan; 1thou hast felt the blows and buffets of Satan many years; God hath not only promised to support thee and succour thee in this condition, but God hath promised to deliver thee out of this condition Rom. 16.20. The God of peace shall tread down Satan under your feet shortly. Why now exercise faith to sue out these promises God hath ⟨p. 75⟩made; go over to Christ, not only for strength and support in the condition, but for victory and deliverance out of it. These days, they are not only God's sealing, but God's performing days: God doth not only here put his seal to every Promise folded up in the covenant, but he is ready here to make performance of the things he hath promised. And therefore go gather a catalogue of promises, which suits with thy condition, spread them before God, and here come sue them out in this Ordinance.
4. A fourth benefit for which Faith may be exercised in this Ordinance, is for deliverance out of temptations. Thou hast been long assaulted by Satan; 1thou hast felt the blows and buffets of Satan many yeers; God hath not only promised to support thee and succour thee in this condition, but God hath promised to deliver thee out of this condition Rom. 16.20. The God of peace shall tread down Satan under your feet shortly. Why now exercise faith to sue out these promises God hath ⟨p. 75⟩made; go over to Christ, not only for strength and support in the condition, but for victory and deliverance out of it. These dayes, they are not only God's sealing, but God's performing dayes: God doth not only here put his seal to every Promise folded up in the covenant, but hee is ready here to make performance of the things he hath promised. And therefore go gather a catalogue of promises, which suits with thy condition, spread them before God, and here come sue them out in this Ordinance.