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The application of redemption
The application of redemption by the effectual work of the word, and spirit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost sinners to God ... by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ...
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
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.
Each Man hath his aim, and there he is eager, but […] others look at what they like, labour thou for this; […] the covetous Man have the World, the loose Man […] Pleasures, and the ambitious Man his Honours, […] do thou say, Lord give me Faith. If thy […] heart conceive it will cost the setting on, the loss of […] eye or a hand, some darling content that must be […] and cast away before thou canst come to it; […] thy self, and help thy soul over all these […] difficulties, with the daily eying of that […] […] that is to be had in Christ, whom thou shalt have […] Faith. As Hamor and Shechem his son […] and prevailed with the Shechemites to cut off the […] of their flesh, (though it carried an […] 1of harshness and difficulty,) upon this plea, […] nor their Cattle their Substance and every ⟨p. 68⟩Beast of theirs be ours; only let us consent to them in this, and they hearkened to him, though it was hard. Gen. 34, 23. So deal thou with thy own soul, shall not the blood and Merits of Jesus, shall not that Pardon and acceptance he hath procured, that great Redemption he hath wrought, the Glory he hath […] be ours? shall not every grace of Christ be ours to sanctify and adorn us? every Comfort and those Joys unspeakable and glorious be ours to refresh our hearts? only consent O my soul to Believe: […] be thou wilt say, this work is […], passing thy power, and beyond thy strength, true, be it never […] hard to thee and not possible, yet it is not hard to him who hath hardness at command, he hath done it for others, who can tell but he may do it for thee? only let others experience provoke thee and their success encourage thee to seek for it. As […] did for the blessing when he knew it was in his Fathers hand to give, and that Jacob had received it, see how he presseth on2 with earnestness and tears, that he might not go away empty, O my Father says he bless me also. So lay thou, Lord I know thou hast done it for others, I know thou canst do it for me, such proud ones have been humbled, such unbelieving ones have been converted, settled, comforted and for ever saved; O bless me also, convert me also, call me effectually, and cause me also to Believe.