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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. Duties are considerable as means, in relation to the Promise; and so they are channels cut out by Christ to convey grace into the hearts of men, therefore thine end in this respect must be to derive grace from the God of all grace, through the means of grace. The place of Ordinances is called by some The door of Heaven, because there Christ gives his alms, his dole. Others call it The Celestial Exchange between God and his people; God doth ⟨p. 131⟩there exchange mercies for duties, and they exchange Glory for Grace. At the Tabernacle, saith God, I will meet with the children of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory: And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God Exod. 29.43 45. When God comes to his house, he never comes empty handed. If Paul comes with the fullness of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ, with what clusters of blessings is the true Vine laden? with what a train of Graces and Comforts is this great King attended; I will meet with the children of Israel there. When Jacob met Joseph they kissed and wept, Gen. 46.29. But when God meets the Believer, they have a merrier meeting, they kiss and rejoice.
2. Duties are considerable as means, in relation to the Promise; and so they are channels cut out by Christ to convey grace into the hearts of men, therefore thine end in this respect must be to derive grace from the God of all grace, through the means of grace. The place of Ordinances is called by some The door of Heaven, because there Christ gives his alms, his dole. Others call it The Celestial Exchange between God and his people; God doth ⟨p. 131⟩there exchange mercies for duties, and they exchange Glory for Grace. At the Tabernacle, saith God, I will meet with the children of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory: And I will dwell aamong the children of Israel, and will be their God Exod. 29.43 45. When God comes to his house, he never comes empty handed. If Paul comes with the fulness of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ, with what clusters of blessings is the true Vine laden? with what a train of Graces and Comforts is this great King attended; I will meet with the children of Israel there. When Jacob met Joseph they kist and wept,