A75287:863
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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Quest. 1 But how should assurance be strengthened?
Quest. 1 But how should assurance be strengthned?
Answ. 1. Go we to God, for God who gave it can strengthen it: Every grace depends upon him, not only for birth, but also for complement; his strength must lead us on from strength to strength, and therefore if we would have strong assurance, we must go to a strong God, and beg of him for it: O Lord (say) my knowledge is dim, lighten that candle, open mine eyes yet more and more, that I may see thy truth; my assents many times shake, but do thou establish and confirm my heart in thy truths; my embracings, applications, are very trembling, and broken, and interrupted, but do thou guide my eye to look upon my Saviour, and do thou guide my hand to lay hold on him, do thou enable my will and affections, to embrace all the goodness of thy self, of thy Christ, of thy Word; my faith is but weak, but Lord, I would have more faith, even full assurance of faith, and thou canst work it, O do it for thy weak servant.
Answ. 1. Go we to God, for God who gave it can strengthen it: Every grace depends upon him, not onely for birth, but also for complement; his strength must lead us on from strength to strength, and therefore if we would have strong assurance, we must go to a strong God, and beg of him for it: O Lord (say) my knowledge is dim, lighten that candle, open mine eyes yet more and more, that I may see thy truth; my assents many times shake, but do thou establish and confirm my heart in thy truths; my embracings, applications, are very trembling, and broken, and interrupted, but do thou guide my eye to look upon my Savior, and do thou guide my hand to lay hold on him, do thou enable my will and affections, to embrace all the goodness of thy self, of thy Christ, of thy Word; my faith is but weak, but Lord, I would have more faith, even full assurance of faith, and thou canst work it, O do it for thy weak servant.