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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
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.
There a•e three Uses of it, that we would speak a little to; The First is for instruction, to teach us our duty: The Second is of Regra•e and expostulation, that the Professors of the Gospel, and of the Name of Christ should be so unlike and unanswerable to it: The Third is of Exhortation to this so very necessary and so muc• called for a duty, as the Compend of all duties, which we would press and set home by some consideration drawn from the necessity and advantage of it.
There a•e three Uses of it, that we would speak a little to; The First is for instruction, to teach us our dutie: The Second is of Regra•e and expostulation, that the Professors of the Gospel, and of the Name of Christ should be so unlike and u•answerable to it: The Third is of Exhortation to this so verie necessarie and so muc• called for a dutie, as the Compend of all duties, whic• we would presse and set home by some consideration drawn from the necessitie and advantage of it.
As for the First, I think I may say, that if ye had the Apostle Paul Preaching to you who have been Communicants yester-day, this would be the great duty which he would enforce upon you: Only let your Conversation be, as it becomes the Gospel of Christ. Ye will readily say, what is that? I confess it's hard to tell, it's so very Marrowy and comprehensive, but it will be as hard to practise it, and a great deal harder: O that we were all Breathing and Pressing seriously and hard after it! However, we shall in the first Place, and in the general desire you to consider these few Scriptures that hold it out, as namely, Luke 1.74, 75.