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Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints…Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints…
Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints under spiritual decays : in two chapters, from John XVII, xxiv / by the late Reverend John Owen ...Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints under spiritual decayes : in two chapters, from John XVII, xxiv / by the late Reverend John Owen ...
London: printed by J.A. for William Marshall, 1691
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2. THE Promises which respect the Growth, Degrees and Measures of this Grace in Believers are not so. There are many Duties required of us, that these Promises may be accomplished towards us, and in us; yea, watchful Diligence in Universal Gospel Obedience is expected from us unto this end: See 2 Pet. 1. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. This is the ordinary Method of the Communication of all supplies of Grace to make us spiritually flourish, and be fruitful, namely, that we be found in the diligent exercise of what we have received. God doth sometimes deal otherwise in a way of Sovereignty, and surpriseth men with healing Grace in the midst of their Decays and Backslidings, as Isaiah 57. 17, 18. So hath many a poor Soul been delivered from going down into the Pit. The good Shepherd will go out of his way to save a wandering sheep; but this is the ordinary method.
2. THE Promises which respect the Growth, Degrees and Measures of this Grace in Believers are not so. There are many Duties required of us, that these Promises may be accomplished towards us, and in us; yea, watchful Diligence in Universal Gospel Obedience is expected from us unto this end: See 2 Pet. 1. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. This is the ordinary Method of the Communication of all supplies of Grace to make us spiritually flourish, and be fruitful, namely, that we be found in the diligent exercise of what we have received. God doth sometimes deal otherwise in a way of Soveraignty, and surprizeth men with healing Grace in the midst of their Decays and Backslidings, as Isaiah 57. 17, 18. So hath many a poor Soul been delivered from going down into the Pit. The good Shepherd will go out of his way to save a wandring sheep; but this is the ordinary method.
3. NOTWITHSTANDING these blessed Promises of Growth, Flourishing, and Fruitfulness, if we are negligent in the due Improvement of the Grace which we have received, and the discharge of the Duties required of us, we may fall into Decays, and be kept in a low, unthrifty state all our days. And this is the principal