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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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You will say, Were my hopes of the right stamp, then might 1I comfort my self; but there are many false, flashy hopes, and how should I know that my hope is sound and good? I answer, you may know it by these particulars:
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1. A grounded hope hath a peculiar certainty in it, it doth bring home unto the soul in special manner, the goodness of God, and the riches of his love in Christ Jesus. It stands not on Is's and And's, but saith, It must undoubtedly, it must certainly be mine; and good Reason, for this hope hath a Word to hang and hold upon: What is that? I will wait upon the Lord, and I hope 1in his Word; it is a Scripture-hope, a Word hope: the Word saith, The Lord came to save those that were lost; why, I find my self 2to be lost, saith the soul, and therefore I hope: The Lord will seek me, though I cannot seek him; I hope the Lord will find me, though I cannot find my self; I hope the Lord will save me, though I cannot save my self. So the Word saith, He appointeth them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes: will you have a Legacy of Joy, Mercy and Pity? here it is, the Lord Christ left it you, I bequeath and leave this to all broken-hearted sinners, to all you humble mourning sinners, this is your Legacy, sue for it in the Court, and you shall have it for ever.
1. A grounded hope hath a peculiar certainty in it, it doth bring home unto the soul in special maner, the goodness of God, and the riches of his love in Christ Jesus. It stands not on Is's and And's, but saith, It must undoubtedly, it must certainly be mine; and good Reason, for this hope hath a Word to hang and hold upon: What is that? I will wait upon the Lord, and I hope