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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.
If it should be enquired what is it to have a respect to these in our walk? We answer, it supposeth and includeth these things. 1. A likeness and conformity, that what is called for in the matter of duty, or offered in the Promise, we study to be like it, We all (saith the Apostle 2 Cor. 3 18.) Beholding, as in a Glass, the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same Image, from Glory to Glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2. Our suffering none of these things to lie by us unimproved, & our endeavouring to make the right use of them: to suffer none of the Promises relating to Justification, Sanctification, or any other Spiritual privilege and benefit to be useless, but to be laying due weight on each of them: and more especially to be making right use of Christ the Mediator, in whom all the Promises are yea and amen: (for certainly they neither walk as it becomes the Gospel, nor are worthy of it, who make not use of him) to be making right use of the Ordinances, word and Sacraments, and of all appointed means of edification, Public, Private and secret, and to be making right use of the comforts of the Gospel, whereof there is through Christ a very large and liberal allowance on Christians. 3. It includes our delighting our selves in the Gospel, our endeavouring to be cheerful, to be cheered and made glad by the good things in it: A heartless drooping & discouraged life and walk is very unbecoming the Gospel of Christ.
If it should be enquired what is it to have a respect to these in our walk? We answer, it supposeth and includeth these things. 1. A likeness and conformitie, that what is called for in the matter of dutie, or offered in the Promise, we studie to be like it, We all (saith the Apostle 2 Cor. 3 18.) Beholding, as in a Glass, the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same Image, from Glory to Glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2. Our suffering none of these things to ly by us unimproved, & our endevouring to make the right use of them: to suffer none of the Promises relating to Justification, Sanctification, or any other Spiritual priviledge and benefit to be useless, but to be laying due weight on each of them: and more especiallie to be making right use of Christ the Mediator, in whom all the Promises are yea and amen: (for certainlie they neither walk as it becomes the Gospel, nor are worthie of it, who make not use of him) to be making right use of the Ordinances, word and Sacraments, and of all appointed means of edification, Publick, Privat and secret, and to be making right use of the comforts of the Gospel, whereof there is through Christ a verie large and liberal allowance on Christians. 3. It includes our delighting our selves in the Gospel, our endeavouring to be cheerfull, to be cheered and made glad by the good things in it: A heartless drooping & discouraged life and walk is verie unbecoming the Gospel of Christ.