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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.
For 1. The Law-heaven the Garland, the crown and reward of Law-merit should have been a paradise where there is no tree of life, as Rev. 2. 7. no river of water of life, no Lamb which is in the midst of the throne, to feed and to lead them to the fountain of living waters, as Rev. 7. 17. yea, it should be darker and a less glorious heaven then the Gospel-heaven.
For 2. There should have been there no new heaven nor new earth, no chair of estate, no high lifted up throne for the power of the Kings of the earth, who hath loved us, and washen in his blood.
Nor 3. Should there have been any new song, nor any such redeemed Musicians, who sing with a loud voice, as Rev. 5. 12. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing: and what an heaven should that be that wants the fairest rose in that garden? it should be only the heaven of God Creator, which though glorious, yet ⟨image 12⟩not so kindly nor so desirable to us, wanting the savour and delicious smell of the man Christ, head of men and Angels.
Nor 3. Should there have been any new song, nor any such redeemed Musitians, who sing with a loud voice, as Rev. 5. 12. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, and wisedom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing: and what an heaven should that be that wants the fairest rose in that garden? it should be only the heaven of God Creator, which though glorious, yet