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The True Bounds of Christian Freedom
The true bounds of Christian freedom or a treatise wherein the rights of the law are vindicated, the liberties of grace maintained, and the several late opinions against the law are examined and confuted. Whereunto is annexed a discourse of the learned John Cameron's, touching the threefold covenant of God with man, / faithfully translated, by Samuel Bolton minister of the word of God at Saviours-Southwark.The true bounds of Christian freedome or a treatise wherein the rights of the law are vindicated, the liberties of grace maintained, and the severall late opinions against the law are examined and confuted. Whereunto is annexed a discourse of the learned Iohn Camerons, touching the threefold covenant of God with man, / faithfully translated, by Samuel Bolton minister of the word of God at Saviours-Southwark.
London: printed by J.L. for Philemon Stephens, 1645
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And to be brief, 1. would you walk thankfully, 2. would you walk cheerfully, 3. would you be strong to do, 4. and able to suffer, 5. would you submit to all Gods disposals, 6. would you rejoice in your sufferings, then you must carry an eye to the recompense of reward. Briefly, to speak to them;
And to be briefe, 1. would you walke thankefully, 2. would you walke cheerefully, 3. would you be strong to do, 4. and able to suffer, 5. would you submit to all Gods disposals, 6. would you reioyce in your sufferings, then you must carry an eye to the recompence of reward. Briefly, to speake to them;
1. Would you walk thankfully? The considerations of this will make us burst out into praises in our lowest conditions. Here is matter enough of praises, the Apostle bursts out, 11 Pet. 1.3, 4. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus ⟨p. 315⟩Christ, who hath begotten us again unto an inheritance immortal and incorruptible, which fadeth not away, but reserved in heaven for us. Indeed the thoughts & considerations of this, will fill us full of heaven and glory, and make us *break forth into songs of thanksgiving for his great goodness; Who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light. Col. 1.12.
1. Would you walk thankefully? The considerations of this will make us burst out into praises in our lowest conditions. Here is matter enough of praises, the Apostle bursts out, 1