A57963:521
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.
3 A praying grace is such a prophesying grace; as both §3asketh when he prayeth, Father glorify thy Name, and taketh an answer: so doth Christ here take an answer. Now is the judgement of this world, now shall the prince of this world be cast out. He was not yet cast out, but hope in Christ with one breath, prayeth, Father save me from this hour; and answereth, I shall be saved: the world, and the prince-enemy shall be cast out. Its a wine-battle, all shall be well. Faith and Hope laugh and triumph for to morrow, Psalm. 6. Rebuke me not, Lord, in thine anger: Vers. 4. Return, O Lord, deliver my soul; Vers. 8. He takes an answer, For the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping: Vers. 9. The Lord hath heard my supplication. Psal. 35. He prays that the Angel of the Lord would chase his enemies. And he answers himself in Antedated praises, Verse 9. And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord. Verse 10. All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, &c. He makes a bargain afore-hand, Hope layeth a debt of praises upon every bone and joint of his body, Psalm 42. Banished, forgotten, and withered David, complains to God, and in hope takes an Answer, Verse 8. Yet the Lord will command his loving kindness in the day time. We have need of this now. When Scotland is so low,1 they cannot fall that are on the dust, and more thousands under the dust, with the Pestilence, and the Sword, and the heartbreak of forsaking and cruel friends, that not only have proved broken cisterns to us in our thirst, but have rejoiced, as ⟨p. 194⟩Edom did, at our fall, then ever Stories at one time, in Ancient records can speak: and God grant friends turn not as cruel enemies, as ever the Idolatrous and bloody Irish have been. Yet there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. The Lord must arise, and pity the dust of Zion: Our bones are scattered at the graves mouth, as when one heweth wood. Though we sit in darkness, we shall see light. Some say, there is no help for them in God. O say not so, they that are now highest, must be lowest. God must make the truth of this appear in Britain,