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The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
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.
2. In particular instances and cases relating to daily practise are so distinctly proposed, stated and determined, as that the whole is a complete Christian directory in our walking before God in all duties of obedience; let the pious Reader single out any one duty or head of duties to make his trial upon, and if I greatly mistake not, he will discern with what wisdom, and from what deep experience his plain directions are managed, and do proceed. As to give a particular instance, let him consider what he discovereth concerning public Prayer, and the Miscarriages therein, which men are liable unto, pages 52. 53. or apply himself unto what he supposes himself more immediately concerned in, unaffected plainness, perspicuous brevity, with solidity of judgment, will every where represent themselves unto him.
2. In particular instances and cases relating to daily practise are so distinctly proposed, stated and determined, as that the whole is a compleat Christian directory in our walking before God in all duties of obedience; let the pious Reader single out any one duty or head of duties to make his tryall upon, and if I greatly mistake not, he will discerne with what wisdome, and from what deep experience his plain directions are managed, and do proceed. As to give a particular instance, let him consider what he discovereth concerning publick Prayer, and the Miscarriages therein, which men are lyable unto, pages 52. 53. or apply himself unto what he supposes himself more immediately concerned in, unaffected plainness, perspicuous brevity, with solidity of judgment, will every where represent themselves unto him.
3. Add hereunto, that constant respect which is had in the whole discourse unto the heart and inward principles of Obedience, with the contrary actings of the flesh, and temptations of all sorts. And thence it is that these Discourses, (though delivered with all plainness of speech) will not be well understood by any, but those who in some measure have their senses exercised to discern both good and •vill▪