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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.
But to pass these, & come to the ⟨p. 43⟩Ordinance we are to enter upon, the Sacrament. 1To sanctify God in which, there is required, 1. something before, 2. something in the time, and 3. something after.
But to passe these, & come to the ⟨p. 43⟩Ordinance we are to enter upon, the Sacrament. 1To sanctifie God in which, there is required, 1. somthing before, 2. somthing in the time, and 3. something after.
- 1Sacrament
1. Something before, which may be laid down in these two heads, 1. Habitual, 2. Actual.
1. Something before, which may be laid down in these two heads, 1. Habituall, 2. Actuall.
1. Habitual preparation, which doth consist in the whole frame of grace and sanctification. It is an ordinance only for such who are sanctified, we are to have, 1. A saving knowledge of God, of our selves, 2. lively faith, 3. a true repentance, 4. love, 5. hunger and thirst after Christ: this is a feast, and no coming without stomach. 6. Thankfulness.