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The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behaviour of a man…The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behavior of a man…
The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behaviour of a man in the act of the new birth A treatise by way of appendix to the former. By Isaac Ambrose, minister of Christ at Preston in Amounderness in Lancashire.The doctrine & directions but more especially the practice and behavior of a man in the act of the nevv birth A treatise by way of appendix to the former. By Isaac Ambrose, minister of Christ at Preston in Amounderness in Lancashire.
London: printed by J.F. for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1650
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1. A preparation to receive and entertain Christ. 2. An implantation of the Soul into Christ.
That there must be a Preparation, is the first ground we lay; and herein observe we The Matter Manner Means of this Preparation.
That there must be a Preparation, is the first ground we lay; and herein observe we The Matter Maner Means of this Preparation.
1. For Matter: The soul of a sinner must be prepared for Christ, before he can entertain him. When Kings go to any place, they send (to make readiness) their Harbingers afore them; if Christ (the King of Saints) come into a Soul, there must be a Preparation before he enter; and good Reason, he is not a mere man, an ordinary person, but a King, a King of Glory. David in this case could call upon his Soul (so we may expound his Gates and Doors) Lift up your heads, O ye Gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting Doors, and the King of Glory shall ⟨p. 2⟩1come in; as who should say, Be enlarged Love, Joy, Hope; set open, give way, for the Lord is coming: But who is the Lord? it is the Lord of Hosts, the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in Battle: And with that he knocks again, Lift up your heads, O ye Gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting Doors, and the King of Glory shall come in; as if he should say, What, shall the Lord knock? shall the King of Glory stand? open suddenly, and make all preparation.
1. For Matter: The soul of a sinner must be prepared for Christ, before he can entertain him. When Kings go to any place, they send (to make readiness) their Harbengers afore them; if Christ (the King of Saints) come into a Soul, there must be a Preparation before he enter; and good Reason, he is not a meer man, an ordinary person, but a King, a King of Glory. David in this case could call upon his Soul (so we may expound his Gates and Doors) Lift up your heads, O ye Gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting Doors, and the King of Glory shall