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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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2. What sensible and quickening communion we have with Christ in our Duties? This is the main business and end of all the Ordinances of Christ. It is ordinary with us to terminate our Devotions with a circular course of praying Morning and Evening, or of coming to Church every Lords day; we look no further, but only to the exercise of the body, we see not any thing in the power of Christ shining out in strength in these Duties: And therefore examine we particularly—
2. What sensible and quickning communion we have with Christ in our Duties? This is the main business and end of all the Ordinances of Christ. It is ordinary with us to terminate our Devotions with a circular course of praying Morning and Evening, or of coming to Church every Lords day; we look no further, but onely to the exercise of the body, we see not any thing in the power of Christ shining out in strength in these Duties: And therefore examine we particularly—
1. Whether we have (in the use of any Divine Ordinance) an intimate, tender and effectual presence of Christ himself with us?
2. Whether we have a constant influence, a quickening power of Spiritual refreshing, a sensible Spiritual taste of Divine love, or of God himself by this presence of Christ? In right performance of Duties, we come to have fuller Union with Christ, and by this coming to him, we come to, and see the Father by him: And hence follows by this presence of Christ, these three things, 1. Peace with, and a Spiritual joy in God: 2. A strength communicated to walk with Christ, and in his power with God. 3. A sealed assurance of eternal communion with God in glory.
2. Whether we have a constant influence, a quickning power of Spiritual refreshing, a sensible Spiritual taste of Divine love, or of God himself by this presence of Christ? In right performance of Duties, we come to have fuller Union with Christ, and by this coming to him, we come to, and see the Father by him: And hence follows by this presence of Christ, these three things, 1. Peace with, and a Spiritual joy in God: 2. A strength communicated to walk with Christ, and in his power with God. 3. A sealed assurance of eternal communion with God in glory.