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Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
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.
4. That 'tis possible, that Christ's own, and […] Disciples, may be wanting in their Love to Chris Person.
4. That 'tis possible, that Christ's own, and 〈…〉 Disciples, may be wanting in their Love to Chri• Person.
5. What an excellent thing it is to love the P• son ⟨p. 3⟩of Christ, rather than the benefits of Christ: To have our hearts drawn out in Love to his Person, more excellent than to have a love to him upon the account of benefits. And
6. What we should do, that our hearts may be drawn out in love to the very Person of Christ, so as we may be able to rejoice in his exaltment, though to our own debasement.
6. What we should do, that our hearts may be drawn out in love to the very Person of Christ, so as we may be able to rejoyce in his exaltment, though to our own debasement.