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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.
4. When a man is thus in hazard of miscarrying, the Lord useth a work of preventing mercy towards him; quietly, and under-hand supporting him; and this is by bearing upon his mind the possibility of his Salvation, leading the man to the remembrance of pregnant proofs of Gods free and rich grace, pardoning gross transgressors, such as Manasseh; who was a bloody idolatrous man, and had correspondence with the Devil, and yet obtained mercy, 2 Chron. 33. 12, 13. and other Scriptures bearing offers of grace and favour indifferently to all who will yield to Christ, whatsoever they have been formerly: So as the man is brought again to this, What shall I do to be saved? which doth suppose, that he apprehendeth a possibility of being saved, else he would not propound the question. He applieth that, or the like word, to himself, It may be ye shall be hid, Zeph. 2. 3. he findeth nothing excluding him from mercy now, if he have a heart for the thing. Although here it may be, the man doth ⟨p. 22⟩doth not perceive that it is the Lord who upholdeth, yet afterward he can tell▪ that when his foot was slipping, Gods mercy held him up, as Psal. 94. 17. 18. the Psalmist speaketh in another case. And he will afterwards say, When he was as a Beast, and as fool in many respects, God held him by the hand, Psal. 73. 22, 23.
4. When a man is thus in hazzard of miscarrying, the Lord useth a work of preventing mercy towards him; quietly, and under-hand supporting him; and this is by bearing upon his mind the possibility of his Salvation, leading the man to the remembrance of pregnant proofs of Gods free and rich grace, pardoning gross transgressors, such as Manasseth; who was a bloody idolatrous man, and had correspondence with the Devil, and yet obtained mercy, 2 Chron. 33. 12, 13. and other Scriptures bearing offers of grace and favour indifferently to all who will yield to Christ, whatsoever they have been formerly: So as the man is brought again to this, What shall I do to be saved? which doth suppose, that he apprehendeth a possibility of being saved, else he would not propound the question. He applyeth that, or the like word, to himself, It may be ye shall be hid,