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A sermon preached
A sermon preached by the late eminent Mr. Steph. Charnock on 2 Cor. V. XIX.
London: printed by Thomas Milbourn for J.K., 1680
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.
V. EXHORTATION.
Look for Grace and Strength from God in Christ. The Conduit of Grace and Mercy, was unstopped in Christ; and by him, it flows freely down to Man. This is the Foundation of all Regeneration.
LOok for Grace and Strength from God in Christ. The Conduit of Grace and Mercy, was unstopt in Christ; and by him, it flows freely down to Man. This is the Foundation of all Regeneration.
In the 16, 17, & 18. Verses of this Chapter, having spoken of the New-Creature, Verse 16. he shows the Ground of it: It was all from this Reconciler. Seek for Grace only on this Bottom; for Strength, and increase in it only on this Ground.
In the 16, 17, & 18. Verses of this Chapter, having spoken of the New-Creature, Verse 16. he shews the Ground of it: It was all from this Reconciler. Seek for Grace only on this Bottom; for Strength, and increase in it only on this Ground.
'Tis not the Consideration of God's Precepts, but of his Promises, and the Application of this Reconciling Love by Faith, that is attended with a Vigorous Benediction on the Soul, for the pulling up the Foundation of Enmity. The Spirit is received by the Mediation of the Gospel, not by the Precepts of the Law.