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Influences of the life of grace
Influences of the life of grace. Or, A practical treatise concerning the way, manner, and means of having and improving of spiritual dispositions, and quickening influences from Christ the resurrection and the life. By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.Influences of the life of grace. Or, A practical treatise concerning the way, manner, and means of having and improving of spiritual dispositions, and quickning influences from Christ the resurrection and the life. By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the Vniversity of St. Andrews in Scotland.
London: printed by T.C. for Andrew Crook, 1659
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grace must make it self our grace, and he will have us to know to whom we owe the thanks, both of Christ and of the outletting and emanations of free grace, and of the well of life, and of the flowings and streamings of that fountain, and so the created habit of grace is not to be rested on, but Christ acting in his free grace is all in all.
2.1 The Lord gives influences according to his will of pleasure; but we must stir and pray, and act according to his will of precept. Hence all along, Psal. 119. praying and influences of grace are woven through other, ver. 25. My soul cleaveth to the dust, that is a work of the Lords gracious will of pleasure; Quicken me according to thy word, that is a duty of praying according to his will of precept.
- 1These are together often praying, and actual influences, and d•ties and influences: the former according to the Lord's will of precept, the latter according to his will of pleasure, are interwoven all along, Psal. 119.
2. His gracious dealing of his will of pleasure, is brought in as an argument to engage the heart to pray for grace to a duty of the holy will of command. 73. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn thy Commandments. v. 10. With my whole heart have I sought thee, O let me not wander from thy commandments.
2. His gracious dealing of his will of pleasure, is brought in as an argument to ingage the heart to pray for grace to a duty of the holy will of command. 73. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn thy Commandments. v. 10. With my whole heart have I sought thee, O let me not wander from thy commandments.