A92141:907
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Assert. 4. Its not lawful to engage to run the ways of the Lords commandments, leaning to the habit of grace, and the stock within the Believer; Peter relied on this, I am ready ([Greek or Hebrew]) nothing habitual grace and faith) to go with thee to prison and to death, Luke 22. 33. and John 13. 37. Peter is angry because Christ lesseneth his stock and habit of grace and strength of faith; Lord, why can I not follow thee now? [Greek or Hebrew]. This habit of grace is not Christ, neither the Spirit; and therefore the enlarging of the heart, upon the supposal whereof David engageth to run the way of the Lords commandments,1 is not the only habitual enlarging of the heart, but he supposeth also that the Lord must add his actual breathings and influences of grace, else he cannot run nor move at all in the way of God, John 15. 5. 1. Cor. 12. 2. 2 Cor. 3. 3.
Assert. 4. Its not lawful to engage to run the ways of the Lords commandments, leaning to the habit of grace, and the stock within the Believer; Peter relied on this, I am ready (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) nothing habitual grace and faith) to go with thee to prison and to death, Luke 22. 33. and John 13. 37. Peter is angry because Christ lesseneth his stock and habit of grace and strength of faith; Lord, why can I not follow thee now? 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. This habit of grace is not Christ, neither the Spirit; and therefore the enlarging of the heart, upon the supposal whereof David engageth to run the way of the Lords commandments,1