A47465:1135
The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons…
The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons lately preached, in which the errors of the present day about reconciliation and justification are detected / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by S. Bridge, 1698
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.
3. And the Garment of praise, for the Spirit of Heaviness: Christ approves of Sadness of Heart that rises from that Sense we have of that Unworthiness that is in us, and of that Dishonour which is done to him; But how little Worth is there in this Heaviness, as in it self? But he returns the Garment of praise; i. e. he clothes the Soul in Beautiful Garments; all these Expressions show, that whatsoever we receive is in a way of Free Grace, and that there is no Worth in our Duties; and also ⟨p. 273⟩that Christ in a way of Grace, will make Blessed Returns: My Brethren, Rewards of mere Grace are far greater than those of Debt, as I have often told you. But further.
3. And the Garment of praise, for the Spirit of Heaviness: Christ approves of Sadness of Heart that rises from that Sense we have of that Unworthiness that is in us, and of that Dishonour which is done to him; But how little Worth is there in this Heaviness, as in it self? But he returns the Garment of praise; i. e. he cloaths the Soul in Beautiful Garments; all these Expressions shew, that whatsoever we receive is in a way of Free Grace, and that there is no Worth in our Duties; and also ⟨p. 273⟩that Christ in a way of Grace, will make Blessed Returns: My Brethren, Rewards of meer Grace are far greater than those of Debt, as I have often told you. But further.
4. He that gives, 1or ventures a Cup of cold Water to a Disciple, in the Name of a Disciple, shall not lose his Reward. This is a small thing indeed, yet here is a great Return for this, when given to a right Object, and to a right End; and if he that gives, or ventures a Cup of cold Water, has such Returns, what shall he have that ventures his All, yea, his very Life?