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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
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7 Having taken him off from his false bottoms, and rotten foundations, then instruct him in the only true ground of Salvation, whereon he may safely bottom his hope of Salvation, viz. Christ and his righteousness, with the Merits of his Death and Passion.
7 Having taken him off from his false bottoms, and rotten foundations, then instruct him in the only true ground of Salvation, whereon hee may safely bottom his hope of Salvation, viz. Christ and his righteousness, with the Merits of his Death and Passion.
8 Labour to convince him that there is no way or means of Salvation, but only by believing in Jesus Christ, by receiving him as his Priest and King, by resting upon his all-sufficient Sacrifice for the pardon and forgiveness of his sins here, and for eternal life and salvation hereafter.
8 Labour to convince him that there is no way or means of Salvation, but only by beleeving in Jesus Christ, by receiving him as his Priest and King, by resting upon his all-sufficient Sacrifice for the pardon and forgiveness of his sins here, and for eternal life and salvation hereafter.
9 Persuade him thereupon to go out of himself unto Christ, to adventure his soul upon him, with a disclaiming of all his own righteousness as filthy rags, to place his whole confidence upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and upon the merits of his Death and Passion. To this end set forth unto him the perfection of Christs righteousness, the all-sufficiency of Christs Sacrifice, with his willingness to receive and embrace all poor Sinners that will but come unto him, and cast themselves, and the burden of their sins upon him.
9 Perswade him thereupon to goe out of himself unto Christ, to adventure his soul upon him, with a disclaiming of all his own righteousness as filthy raggs, to place his whole confidence upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and upon the merits of his Death and Passion. To this end set forth unto him the perfection of Christs righteousness, the all-sufficiency of Christs Sacrifice, with his willingness to receive and embrace all poor Sinners that will but come unto him, and cast themselves, and the burden of their sins upon him.