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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.
Use 3. Well then, if the sin be so great, and the punishment wch God hath threatened be so terrible, what care ought we to have, we do not profane this Ordinance? and what care to look back ⟨p. 151⟩into our lives, and see whether we have not profaned this Ordinance. The one, to prevent sin not committed, and so to prevent wrath; the other to repent of sin committed, and so to turn away wrath. But you will say, how shall I know whether I have profaned this Ordinance? For the answer of which, I refer yon to what I have said in the second Doctrine (where I put the trial upon these three Generals: 1. the observing Gods order: 2. Gods rules: 3. Gods ends.) I shall now add three more to help to discover whether you have been profaners of this Ordinance yea or no.
Vse 3. Well then, if the sin be so great, and the punishment wch God hath threatned be so terrible, what care ought wee to have, wee do not prophane this Ordinance? and what care to look back ⟨p. 151⟩into our lives, and see whether we have not prophaned this Ordinance. The one, to prevent sin not cōmitted, and so to prevent wrath; the other to repent of sin committed, and so to turn away wrath. But you will say, how shal I know whether I have prophaned this Ordinance? For the answer of which, I refer yon to what I have said in the second Doctrine (where I put the triall upon these three Generals: 1. the observing Gods order: 2. Gods rules: 3. Gods ends.) I shall now adde three more to help to discover whether you have been prophaners of this Ordinance yea or no.
1. When the Sacraments work no further good upon thee, thou hast profaned this Ordinance. I have told you, the Sacraments are not idle, empty things, but operative, and efficacious toward them who are worthy receivers. Christ ⟨p. 152⟩