A57963:378
Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself
Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soul-suffering, his loveliness in his death, and the efficacy thereof in which some cases of soul-trouble in week believers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soule-suffering, his lovelynesse in his death, and the efficacie thereof in which some cases of soule-trouble in weeke beleevers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.
London: printed by J.D. for Andrew Crooke, 1647
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.
1Answ. If they be fat on common mercies, the more shame to the Saints, if they be not fat, and their bones green as an herb upon the same fare, and the same mercies, perfumed with Christ, and there is more fatness and marrow in the higher, then in the lower house: Saints are lean through their own unbelief.
1Answ. If they be fat on common mercies, the more shame to the Saints, if they bee not fat, and their bones greene as an herbe upon the same fare, and the same mercies, perfumed with Christ, and there is more fatnesse and marrow in the higher, then in the lower house: Saints are leane through their own unbeliefe.
- 1Its a shame that the wicked are fat on common mercies, and not we on th•se same perfumed with Christ.
Now for rules of submission to providence in order to the Text, let these be considered;
Rule 1. Christs patience, and so our submission must be bottomed on a looking above-hand to the will of God; every wheel in a great work,1 moves according to the motion of the highest and first wheel that moves all the rest. Every inferior Court acts, as ordered by the highest and supreme Senate, the greatest in the Kingdom. Every inferior or be in the heaven is moved in subordination to the Primum mobile, the highest that moveth all the rest; the motion of rivers regulate the flowings of lesser brooks. And things that move on earth, as the heavens move, so are they carried; the principle of motions and ways in all morals, beginneth at the Highest mover, the just and wise will of God; all are to say, not my will, but thy will be done.