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…

2. There is a necessity of Christ in regard of Assistance: You go upon Ordinances, but you have no strength to do them without Christ, who is sufficient for these things? you might as well be set to move Mountains, as to undertake Ordinances, without the strength of Christ, without me you can do nothing, saith Christ, Joh. 15. without Union with him, without Communion with him: from him we must have both operating and cooperating strength, both inherent & adsistent strength, otherwise though you have grace, yet you will not be able to perform any work, nor exercise your own graces. It is he that must work all our works in us, and for us; the inherent work ⟨p. 33⟩of grace within us, ¹and the required works of duty for us. And blessed be that God, who hath given to us what he requireth of us, and hath not only made Precepts promises, but made promises, performances.

2. There is a necessitie of Christ in regard of Assistance: You go upon Ordinances, but you have no strength to do them without Christ, who is sufficient for these things? you might as well bee set to move Mountains, as to undertake Ordinances, without the strength of Christ, without me you can doe nothing, saith Christ, Joh. 15. without Union with him, without Communion with him: from him we must have both opeperating and cooperating strength, both inherent & adsistent strength, otherwise though you have grace, yet you will not bee able to performe any worke, nor exercise your owne graces. It is hee that must work all our works in us, and for us; the inherent work ⟨p. 33⟩of grace within us, ¹and the required works of duty for us. And blessed be that God, who hath given to us what he requireth of us, and hath not only made Precepts promises, but made promises, performances.

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