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The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic]…The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic]…
The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1685
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Fourthly ye would consider the Peremptoriness of this call, to accept of and to Marry our Lord Jesus Christ on these terms, it's not an ordinary complement, but purposed by the King the Father, and by the Kings Son the Bridegroom: He sends out his Servants, who are come to call you Peremptorily: and there are three Peremptories, that this offer and call hath with it: all which three we carry in our commission, and crave of you to Subscribe to them. The 1. Whereof is; that ye take no other husband but this Bridegroom, there is no latitude left to you in this; ye must by no means engage ⟨p. 63⟩with any other; It's only for Jesus Christ that we woo, and we seek of you that ye would give him your souls, your hearts, and affections, that ye may be devoted to him and to no other; and therefore we intimate to you that are Married and Joined to Idols, that ye must be divorced from those and betake you to him alone The Second Is, the Peremptoriness of the terms we speak of; we cannot and ye must not alter one jot or title, Ye must deny your selves, ye must be content to be divorced from your lusts and Idols, ye must renounce your own righteousness, and give up with the law your first husband, considered as a Covenant of works, and run out from the curses thereof to him, which ye will never do; till ye see your own righteousness to be as filthy rags, and reject it, as Part of your indictment, that ever ye trusted to it. Ye must forget your fathers house. 2. As you must deny your selves, so you must close with Christ, and embrace him for your husband and Lord: do not think that ye will or can dwell beside him, that ye can sit and hear him: if ye Marry him not. 3. Ye must be devoted to him in your conversation, he must needs be your King as well as your Priest; Ye must forsake Father and Mother and all your kindred and betake you to him, and ye must take up and keep house with him, you must dwell with him, and study to be answerable to the Marriage tie and obligation put upon you, we dare dispense with none of the Three. The Third Peremptory is this, as ye must engage with no other, and as ye must not alter the terms, so ye must not delay to come and close the bargain, ye must not put off till to morrow, nay not an hour; All things are ready, Just now, Now is the accepted time;
Fourthly ye would consider the Peremptoriness of this call, to accept of and to Marrie our Lord Jesus Christ on these terms, it's not an ordinary complement, but purposed by the King the Father, and by the Kings Son the Bridgroom: He sends out his Servants, who are come to call you Peremptorily: and there are three Peremptories, that this offer and call hath with it: all which three we carry in our commission, and crave of you to Subscribe to them. The 1. Whereof is; that ye take no other husband but this Bridegroom, there is no latitude left to you in this; ye must by no means engage