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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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The manner how Gods Spirit works this, is discerned in three particulars: 1. The Lord doth sweetly stay the heart, and fully persuade the soul, that a mans sins are pardonable, and that all his sins may be pardoned, and that all the good things he wanteth, they may be bestowed; this is a great sustainer of the soul: when a poor sinner seeth his sins in their number, nature; when he seeth no rest in the creature, nor in himself, though all means, all help, all men, all Angels, should join together, yet they cannot pardon one sin of his; then the Lord lifteth up his voice, and saith from Heaven, Thy sins are pardonable in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The maner how Gods Spirit works this, is discerned in three particulars: 1. The Lord doth sweetly stay the heart, and fully perswade the soul, that a mans sins are pardonable, and that all his sins may be pardoned, and that all the good things he wanteth, they may be bestowed; this is a great sustainer of the soul: when a poor sinner seeth his sins in their number, nature; when he seeth no rest in the creature, nor in himself, though all means, all help, all men, all Angels, should joyn together, yet they cannot pardon one sin of his; then the Lord lifteth up his voyce, and saith from Heaven, Thy sins are pardonable in the Lord Jesus Christ.
2. The Lord doth sweetly persuade the soul that all his sins shall be pardoned; the Lord makes this appear, and persuades his heart that he intendeth mercy, that Christ hath procured pardon for the soul of a broken-hearted sinner in special, and that he cannot but come unto it; by this means Hope comes to be assured, and certainly persuaded to look out, knowing the Promise shall be at the last accomplished: the former only sustained the heart, and provoked it to look for mercy, but this comforts the soul, that undoubtedly it shall have mercy: The Lord Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost: now saith the broken and humble sinner, I am lost; Did Christ come to save sinners? Christ must fail of his end, or I of my comfort: God saith, Come unto me, all you that are weary and heavy laden: I am weary, and unless the Lord intend good unto me, why should he invite me and bid me come? surely he means to show me mercy, nay he promiseth to relieve me, when I come therefore he will do good unto me.