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Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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3. That to make us cheerful, we should rouse our selves to awaken to the work of our God: Arise, O my soul, why sleepest thou! stir up thy self with readiness to obey the charge of God in the duties prescribed; look on the Saints who have gone before thee, they endured imprisonment, loss of liberty, spoiling of their goods, hazard of life: Thou art not yet called to suffer, but to obey, why dost thou delay, or goest forth unwillingly? wouldest thou reign with them, and not labour with them? receive the prize, and not run the race? divide the spoil, and not fight the battle? look on the promise annexed to the duty: 1I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain, saith God: O my soul, arise, contend forward towards the mark, Heaven is worth all thy labour.
3. That to make us chearful, we should rowze our selves to awaken to the work of our God: Arise, O my soul, why sleepest thou! stir up thy self with readiness to obey the charge of God in the duties prescribed; look on the Saints who have gone before thee, they indured imprisonment, loss of liberty, spoiling of their goods, hazard of life: Thou art not yet called to suffer, but to obey, why dost thou delay, or goest forth unwilllngly? wouldest thou raign with them, and not labor with them? receive the prize, and not run the race? divide the spoil, and not fight the battel? look on the promise annexed to the duty: 1I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain, saith God: O my soul, arise, contend forward towards the mark, Heaven is worth all thy labor.
4. That to remove all remora's, the Lord hath promised to assist us in these duties by his own Spirit: Besides the promises to Duties, we have promises of duties, God deals with us (as we do by way of commerce one with another) propounding mercy by covenant and condition; yet his Covenant of Grace is always a gracious Covenant, for he not only gives the good things, but helps us in performing the condition by his own Spirit; he works our hearts to believe and repent, &c. he gives what he requires: For instance, in one place he commands, Cast away from you all your transgressions,