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The Christians great interest
The Christians great interest: or A short treatise, divided into two parts the first whereof containeth, the trial of a saving interest in Christ. The second, pointeth forth plainly, the way how to attain it: wherein somewhat is likewise spoken to the manner of express covenanting with God. By W. Guthrie, minister of the gospel in Scotland.The Christians great interest: or A short treatise, divided into two parts the first whereof containeth, the tryal of a saving interest in Christ. The second, pointeth forth plainly, the way how to attain it: wherein somewhat is likewise spoken to the manner of express covenanting with God. By W. Guthrie, minister of the gospel in Scotland.
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1681
The Trial of a Saving Interest in CHRIST.The Tryal of a Saving Interest in CHRIST.
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.
Object. I do not partake of these special communications of God, mentioned in the Scripture, and actings and outgoing of his Spirit, whereof gracious people often are speaking, and whereunto they attain, the want of these things maketh me much suspect my state.
Object. I do not partake of these special communicati•ns of God, mentioned in the Scripture, and actings and •utgoing of his Spirit, whereof gracious people often are speak••g, and whereunto they attain, the want of these things maketh me much suspect my state.
Answ. I shall shortly hint some of these excellent communications, and I hope upon a right discovery of them •here will be but small ground found for the jealous complaints of many gracious people.
Answ. I shall shortly hint some of these excellent comunications, and I hope upon a right discovery of them •here will be but small ground found for the jealous com•laints of many gracious people.
First, (besides these convictions of the Spirit of God, which use to usher Christs way unto the Souls of men, and these also which afterwards do ordinarily attend them) ••ere is a Seal of the Spirit of God spoken of in Scripture, the principal thing whereof is the Sanctifying work •f the Holy Ghost imprinting the draughts and lineaments […] Gods Image, and revealed will upon a man, as a seal […] signet doth leave an impression and stamp of its likeness upon the thing sealed: so it is