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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.
It was a sacred Law among the Molossians, that whosoever came to the King with his son in his arms should be pardoned whatsoever offence he ⟨p. 126⟩were guilty of: The Athenian General therefore, when banished his Country, fled to Admetus King of the Molossians his deadly enemy, and prostrated himself before him with his Son in his arms, and found favour. God and man are enemies, there is no appearing before this dreadful King without his Son in our arms, and with him there is no fear of a repulse; In him we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him, Ephes. 3.12. As God and man are angry, Christ is medium reconciliationis, he makes them friends; as God and man are reconciled, Christ is medium communionis, he is the means of their fruition of each other. Therefore Reader whatever thou dost, whether thou prayest, or hearest, or singest, or readest, do all in the name of Christ, Col. 3.17. Consider thy admission into Gods presence is by Christ: No man cometh to the Father but by the Son, Joh. 14.6. Through him we have access unto the Father, Eph. 2.18. It is his blood which hath purchased thee this gracious privilege. He alone hath turned the seat of Justice into a Throne of Grace. When thou approachest God, he would be a fire to consume thee, not a Father to embrace thee, were it not for his Son. Consider also thy assistance in duties is from Christ; Without him thou canst do nothing, Joh. 15.3. O how dull and dead is thy heart in the most solemn duty, unless this Lord of life quicken it. Though thou hast a real principle of spiritual life, yet unless Christ draw thee, give the quickening and inciting Grace thou canst not run after him in a duty.
It was a sacred Law among the Molossians, that whosoever came to the King with his son in his arms should be pardoned whatsoever offence he ⟨p. 126⟩were guilty of: The Athenian General therefore, when banished his Country, fled to Admetus King of the Molossians his deadly enemy, and prostrated himself before him with his Son in his arms, and found favour. God and man are enemies, there is no appearing before this dreadful King without his Son in our arms, and with him there is no fear of a repulse; In him we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him,