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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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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. Grace given is a strong argument to get more grace; as gold buys more gold.
4. Grace given is a strong argument to get more grace; as gold buyes more gold.
5. Though grace begin and prevene us, yet the Lord having once given the stock, spiritual want comes from spiritual sluggishness: we are willing to lose the tide and complain without cause of the seas motion.
5. Though grace begin and prevene us, yet the Lord having once given the stock, spiritual want comes from spiritual sluggishnesse: we are willing to lose the tyde and complain without cause of the seas motion.
6. The ordinary chariot and ship that carrieth the influences of grace is the Word of grace. David Psal. 119. is sick of love with the Word, Law, Testimonies. ver. 47. And I will delight my self in thy Commandments which I have loved. 72. The law of thy mouth is better to me then thousands of silver and gold. 97. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. 103. How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter then honey to my mouth. ver. 11, 20, 24, 46, 50, 52, 54, 70, 86, 92, 93, 96, 111, 113, 105, 159, 160, &c. and in that Psalm the influences of the spirit go all along in every verse, in a practical, loving, delightful, panting, lifting of the hands to the Commandments. v. 32. Isle run the ways of thy commandments. 34. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law: yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 45. I will walk at liberty; for I seek thy precepts. 44. Isle keep thy law continually. 60. I made hast and delayed not to keep thy Commandments. 66. I have believed thy Commandments. 74. I have hoped in thy Word. 77. Thy Law is my delight. 81. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy Word. 83. I forget not thy