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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
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.
2. Perform religious duties with Faith as well as Fear; Fear will keep the heart awful, and Faith will make it cheerful in the service of God. Let us draw nigh to God with full assurance of faith, Heb 10.2•. In Ordinances man draweth nigh to God, but if he would do it with acceptance he must do with affiance, with faith; By Faith Abel offered a more acceptable sacrifice then Cain, Heb. 11.4. Faith doth instrumentally justify both our persons and performances, because it looks up to, and lays hold on Christ, who justifieth both meritoriously. God is of purer eyes then to behold iniquity; now there are many sins in our best services; we must therefore carry all our sacrifices, (as the Israelites did, Exod. 28.38.) to our High Priest, who will take away the iniquity of our holy things, and procure their acceptance with the Lord; He shall purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness, then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, Mal. 3.2, 3, 4. It is a prophecy of Christ. He shall purge away the dross from our duties, and then they shall be pleasing to God.
2. Perform religious duties with Faith as well as Fear; Fear will keep the heart awful, and Faith will make it chearful in the service of God. Let us draw nigh to God with full assurance of faith, Heb 10.2•. In Ordinances man draweth nigh to God, but if he would do it with acceptance he must do with affiance, with faith; By Faith Abel offered a more acceptable sacrifice then Cain, Heb. 11.4. Faith doth instrumentally justifie both our persons and performances, because it looks up to, and lays hold on Christ, who justifieth both meritoriously. God is of purer eyes then to behold iniquity; now there are many sins in our best services; we must therefore carry all our sacrifices, (as the Israelites did, Exod. 28.38.) to our High Priest, who will take away the inuqitie of our holy things, and procure their acceptance with the Lord; He shall purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness, then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord,