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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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1. Apprehend all opportunities and occurrences which may minister matter of digression from worldly talk, into Divine discourse. It is pity that Professors should ever meet, without some talk of their meeting in heaven, or of the blessed ways and means that lead thereunto; and therefore by some wise transcision, turn thou the current of the discourse towards some heavenly good: It was the practice of our Saviour, upon mention of bread, he pressed upon his Disciples a dissuasion from the Leaven of the Pharisees: 1And upon occasion of Drink being denied him by the Samaritan woman,2 he (forgetting his weariness, hunger and thirst) labours to allure her to the well-head of everlasting happiness.
1. Apprehend all opportunities and occurrences which may minister matter of digression from worldly talk, into Divine discourse. It is pity that Professors should ever meet, without some talk of their meeting in heaven, or of the blessed ways and means that lead thereunto; and therefore by some wise transcision, turn thou the current of the discourse towards some heavenly good: It was the practice of our Savior, upon mention of bread, he prest upon his Disciples a disswasion from the Leaven of the Pharisees: 1And upon occasion of Drink being denyed him by the Samaritan woman,2 he (forgetting his weariness, hunger and thirst) labors to allure her to the well-head of everlasting happiness.