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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.
And here is a great comfort; thou looks over thy performances, and canst not see, how ever God can accept them: so much deadness, so little life, so much ⟨p. 34⟩coldness; 1But God looks upon them not as thine, but as Christs, in whom not only our persons, but our performances are accepted. Christ gives us his Spirit, and Christ is willing to own what we present by his Spirit, and God is willing to own what ever is presented to him by his Son.
- 1God looks not on the works of the Saints, In foro stricti juris but in foro Evangelii. Eph. 1.6.
Well then, thou hast to do with the Ordinances of God, by these thou draws near to God; but would you be admitted into the presence of God? would you have God to hold out a golden Sceptre to you? would you have grace and assistance to perform the work? would you have acceptance when the work is done? Oh get Christ to go along with you! And thus much for the first Doctrine, wch is an introduction to the 2d.
Well then, thou hast to do with the Ordinances of God, by these thou draws neer to God; but would you be admitted into the presence of God? would you have God to hold out a golden Scepter to you? would you have grace and assistance to perform the work? would you have acceptance when the work is done? Oh get Christ to go along with you! And thus much for the first Doctrine, wch is an introduction to the 2d.
That they who draw near to God in any ordinance, Doct. 2 must sanctify God in it.