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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…
A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the mediator to believers, and his direful wrath against impenitent sinners containing the substance of near forty sermons upon several subjects / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by the author, 1694
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.
9. And lastly, They may sometimes also fall, by having a greater dependence on that Grace they have already received, or on the Grace that is in them, than on that Grace which is in Christ Jesus; we stand not by virtue of that Grace that is in our Cisterns, but by the Grace that is in God's Fountain: When the Grace already received fails us, that Grace that is in Christ shall supply us, if we by Faith depend upon him; Thou therefore, my Son, be strong in the Grace that is in Christ Jesus. How is that done? Why, 1to have our whole dependence upon Christ, who as he is our Head and Mediator, hath received the Spirit without measure, to the end he might communicate thereof to all his Members: 'Tis of his 2Fullness that all we receive, and Grace for Grace. But it is not all let out at one time, we have not all our Riches put into our own Hands; No, no, God will not trust it in our own keeping, but it is put into the Hands, or committed to the keeping of our Blessed Trustee, who will give forth Grace unto us as we want it: But my God shall supply all your Need, according to his Riches in Glory, 3by Christ Jesus. Some poor Saints can't live longer than they see their own Wells are full of Water; they live more, alas, by Sense than by Faith: but if all their Hope and Comfort lies in the Grace they have already received, 'tis no wonder if they soon fall, as being worsted. Let us make some Improvement of this.
9. And lastly, They may sometimes also fall, by having a greater dependance on that Grace they have already received, or on the Grace that is in them, than on that Grace which is in Christ Jesus; we stand not by virtue of that Grace that is in our Cisterns, but by the Grace that is in God's Fountain: When the Grace already received fails us, that Grace that is in Christ shall supply us, if we by Faith depend upon him; Thou therefore, my Son, be strong in the Grace that is in Christ Jesus. How is that done? Why, 1to have our whole dependance upon Christ, who as he is our Head and Mediator, hath received the Spirit without measure, to the end he might communicate thereof to all his Members: 'Tis of his