A75287:1387
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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2. In the Sacraments,1 joining in one another, beholding their order and steadfastness of faith in Christ: How should they but rejoice together in the love of God, feeding at the same Table as those that shall meet and sit down with Christ in his Kingdom of Glory? How should they but behold their order and steadfastness of faith, now renewing their Covenant of love among themselves, and laying down all grudges, rancour, prejudice, uncharitableness, surmises for Christs sake, and giving the right hand of fellowship, cordially and unfeignedly to one another, as those that find themselves to be all retainers to the same Master, and provided for with the same care, and purchased by the price of the same blood.
2. In the Sacraments,1 joyning in one another, beholding their order and stedfastness of faith in Christ: How should they but rejoyce together in the love of God, feeding at the same Table as those that shall meet and sit down with Christ in his Kingdom of Glory? How should they but behold their order and stedfastness of faith, now renewing their Covenant of love among themselves, and laying down all grudges, rancour, prejudice, uncharitableness, surmises for Christs sake, and giving the right hand of fellowship, cordially and unfainedly to one another, as those that finde themselves to be all retainers to the same Master, and provided for with the same care, and purchased by the price of the same blood.
- 1Col. 2.5.
3. In Prayer for and with each other: In Primitive times, they used to transact one another's affairs in the Court of Heaven by Prayer:1