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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
SECT. 2. A sight of Christ, or of mercy in Christ.
But for a further discovery of these works of the soul, we shall now enter into particulars: And for their order, First, the Lord lets a light into the mind, for what the eye never seeth, the heart never desireth, hope never expecteth, the soul never embraceth: If the soul then seems to hang afar off, and dares not believe that Christ will have mercy on him, in this case the Spirit lets in a light into his heart, and discovers unto him, that God will deal graciously with him. It is with a sinner, as with a man that sits in darkness, haply he seeth a light in the street out of a window, but he sits still in darkness, and is in the dungeon all the while, and he thinks, How good were it, if a man might enjoy that light? So, many a poor humble-hearted broken sinner seeth, and hath an inkling of Gods mercies, he heareth the Saints speak of Gods love, and his goodness, and compassion; Ah (thinks he) how happy are they, blessed are they, what an excellent condition are they in? but I am in darkness still, and never had a drop of mercy vouchsafed unto me: At last, the Lord sets a light in his house, and puts the candle into his own hand, and makes him see by particular evidence, Thou shalt be pardoned, and thou shalt be saved.
BUt for a further discovery of these works of the soul, we shall now enter into particulars: And for their order, First, the Lord lets a light into the minde, for what the eye never seeth, the heart never desireth, hope never expecteth, the soul never imbraceth: If the soul then seems to hang afar off, and dares not believe that Christ will have mercy on him, in this case the Spirit lets in a light into his heart, and discovers unto him, that God will deal graciously with him. It is with a sinner, as with a man that sits in darkness, haply he seeth a light in the street out of a window, but he sits still in darkness, and is in the dungeon all the while, and he thinks, How good were it, if a man might enjoy that light? So, many a poor humble-hearted broken sinner seeth, and hath an inckling of Gods mercies, he heareth the Saints speak of Gods love, and his goodness, and compassion; Ah (thinks he) how happy are they, blessed are they, what an excellent condition are they in? but I am in darkness still, and never had a drop of mercy vouchsafed unto me: At last, the Lord sets a light in his house, and puts the candle into his own hand, and makes him see by particular evidence, Thou shalt be pardoned, and thou shalt be saved.