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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
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.
it is therefore beseeming, at that time, to bring up both heart and tongue to second and answer our profession, apprehending God to be our God, and resigning over our selves to be his, and at his disposing. We shall not confine the Lords people to times and season of this duty; The Lord may bind it upon them at his pleasure; Only there is hazard, that by too frequent express covenanting with God, men turn too formal in it; Therefore, it is not so fit that people should cordially at full length renew that explicit transacting with God, but rather to declare unto God, that ⟨p. 118⟩they adhere unto the Covenant made with him, and that they do maintain and will never revoke nor recall the same; and withal, they may hint the sum of it, in laying claim unto God in Christ, as their own God; and this they may do often, even in all their addresses to God, and probably this is the thing designed by the Saints in their so ordinary practice in the Scripture, whilst they assert their interest in God, as their God and portion; And it is fit that men in all their walk, hold their heart at the business, by heart-cleaving to God in Christ, The life we live in the flesh, should be by faith in the Son of God, Gal. 2. 20.
it is therefore beseeming, at that time, to bring up both heart and tongue to second and answer our profession, apprehending God to be our God, and resigning over our selves to be his, and at his disposing. We shall not confine the Lords people to times and season of this duty; The Lord may bind it upon them at his pleasure; Only there is hazzard, that by too frequent express covenanting with God, men turn too formal in it; Therefore, it is not so fit that people should cordially at full length renew that explicite transacting with God, but rather to declare unto God, that ⟨p. 118⟩they adhere unto the Covenant made with him, and that they do maintain and will never revoke nor recal the same; and withal, they may hint the sum of it, in laying claim unto God in Christ, as their own God; and this they may do often, even in all their addresses to God, and probably this is the thing designed by the Saints in their so ordinary practice in the Scripture, whilst they assert their interest in God, as their God and portion; And it is fit that men in all their walk, hold their heart at the business, by heart-cleaving to God in Christ, The life we live in the flesh, should be by faith in the Son of God,