A77360:82
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.
But I pray don't mistake me: I grant therefore,
1. It is good, and a lawful thing to love Christ in reference to his benefits. But
1. It is good, and a lawfull thing to love Christ in reference to his benefits. But
2. 'Tis our duty to love Christ's Person, to have our hearts drawn out with love to the very Person of Christ. But
3. The excellency of Christ's Person is not the ⟨p. 16⟩object of my Faith, but Christ crucified. But