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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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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.
2. The Lord doth sweetly perswade the soul that all his sins shall be pardoned; the Lord makes this appear, and perswades 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 perswaded to look out, knowing the Promise shall be at the last accomplished: the former onely 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 shew me mercy, nay he promiseth to relieve me, when I come therefore he will do good unto me.
3. The Lord lets in some relish and taste of the sweetness of his love, some scent and savour of it, so that the soul is deeply affected with it, and carried mightily unto it, that it cannot be severed; it is the letting in the riches of his love, that turneth