A75287:2743
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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SECT. 3. Of the Duties after Fasting.
When all is done and performed, observe these particulars:—
VVHen all is done and performed, observe these particulars:—
1. Take heed of inward pride, and resting in the performance: spiritual pride is that worm that will breed in the best fruits of the Spirit, that poison which the Devil (that hellish spider) will suck out of the best flowers in Gods Garden; and if he can but prevail over us to be self conceited with our enlargements, or to trust to that service we have done, he hath what he looks for, and deprives us of all the comfort of our humiliation: Labour therefore as much as we can, to humble our selves with a through view of our failings in the best of our performances; and for our enlargements, consider we the fountain of them, which is not any […] ⟨p. 404⟩power, goodness, fatherly providence and bounty towards us, Psal. 16.5, 6. Mark 7.37. Rom. 8.28