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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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3. That the Lord should be pacified eternally, never to cast us off again for any sins or miseries that we fall into: This is wonderful. Those whom men love, if their love be abused, or if their friends be in affliction, they many times forsake, but the Lords love and favour is everlasting: The mountains may depart, 1and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the Covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord, that hath mercy on thee: Nay, that which is something ⟨p. 7⟩more, the abounding of our sin,2 is now the occasion of the abounding of his grace; our very wants and miseries, are the very objects and occasions of his bowels and tender mercies: O what a Privilege is this! Did the Lord ever show mercy to the Angels that sinned? Did not one sin cast them out of favour utterly? and yet that so many thousand thousand of sins should gush out of my heart, and thy heart that readest, against the mercy, love and kindness of our good God, and for all this he not be incensed; that the Lord who poured out all his anger upon his own Son for us, cannot now pour out, nay hath not one drop left (though he would) to pour out upon us for any one of our sins! Stand amazed ye Angels, and all the Host of Heaven at this!
3. That the Lord should be pacified eternally, never to cast us off again for any sins or miseries that we fall into: This is wonderful. Those whom men love, if their love be abused, or if their friends be in affliction, they many times forsake, but the Lords love and favor is everlasting: The mountains may depart, 1and the hills be removed, but my kindeness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the Co•enant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord, that hath mercy on thee: Nay, that which is something ⟨p. 7⟩more, the abounding of our sin,2