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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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And this reposing or resting it self, discovers a fivefold act:
First, it implies A going out of the soul to Christ: When the soul seeth this, that the Lord Jesus is his aid, and must ease him and pardon his sins, then let us go to that Christ, saith he, it is the Lords call, Come to me all ye that are weary: now this voice coming home to the heart, and the prevailing sweetness of the call over-powering the heart, the soul goes out, and falls, and flings it self upon the riches of Gods grace.
First, it implyes A going out of the soul to Christ: When the soul seeth this, that the Lord Jesus is his ayd, and must ease him and pardon his sins, then let us go to that Christ, saith he, it is the Lords call, Come to me all ye that are weary: now this voyce coming home to the heart, and the prevailing sweetness of the call over-powering the heart, the soul goes out, and falls, and flings it self upon the riches of Gods grace.
Secondly, It lays fast hold upon Christ: when the Lord saith, Come my Love, my Dove, O come away! Behold, I come (saith 1she) and when she is come, she fasteneth upon Christ, saying, My beloved is mine, and I am his: Faith lays hold on the Lord, and will not let Mercy go, but cleaves unto it, though it conflict with the Lord; Should he slay me (saith Job) yet will I trust in him: 2The case is like Benhadad's, who being overcome by Ahab, his Servants thus advise him: We have heard that the Kings of Israel 3are merciful Kings, we pray thee let us put ropes about our necks,