A75287:491
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. That besides a mere Providence, we take notice of some Promise of God on which we build: Thus Paul delivered from death at one time, argued that God would deliver him at another time; but in his arguing he eyes the Promise, he hangs on God,1 which (saith he) raiseth the dead.
1. That besides a meer Providence, we take notice of some Promise of God on which we build: Thus Paul delivered from death at one time, argued that God would deliver him at another time; but in his arguing he eyes the Promise, he hangs on God,1 which (saith he) raiseth the dead.
2. That we consider the manner of the Promise, because
2. That we consider the maner of the Promise, because
1. Some Promises are disjunctive; as when God in his mercy conveys any thing to us either in particular, or in the equivalent, by way of Commutation and Compensation with Spiritual things.1 Thus a Christians Experience works Hope, but not always of the self-same outward issue, and manner of deliverance out of his trouble, which he hath before time found; No, we must hope according to the Word, or according to the quality of the Promise: Pauls hope (after Experience of many deliverances)