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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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SECT. 5. The consideration of Experiences in a practical course; or some practical Rules to be observed.
IT were good for Christians intending the practical part, to observe these or the like Rules: Some Cautionary. Some Directory.
1. The Cautionary Rules may be these:—
1. In gathering Experiences, Beware of misprision of Gods Providences. There are many mistakes now adays, and therefore it is our best and only course, for our security, to interpret all Gods works out of his Word: We must make the Scriptures [as we said before] a construing book to the book of Gods ⟨p. 96⟩Providences: Judge neither better of prosperity, nor worse of adversity, then Gods word warrants us. This was the Psalmists cure, his Experience put a Probatum est to this prescription, When I thought to know this, 1