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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.
I write these things to you (says John, 1 Joh. 5.13.) That Believe; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, ye would not only believe, but study to know that ye believe, that ye may comfort your selves in it; and it is a piece of a conversation and walk unbecoming the Gospel, to hang loose, in suspense, and at an uncertainty, in that greatest and gravest business. 14ly. Trusting in God, becomes the Gospel, and unbelief and distrust of God is unbecoming the Gospel; Said I not unto thee; (saith the Lord to Martha John 11.) That if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldst see the ⟨p. 92⟩glory of God? To have a gracious offer from God, and to scare at it, as if he were not in earnest, is very unbecoming the Gospel; when ever he Pipeth, it becomes us well to dance; and to Believe and Credit him, when he speaks fair and comfortably. 15ly. A Gospel-Conversation takes in and calls for, not only Holiness, but a shining exemplary Holiness, Holiness with a divine Lustre and splendour on it; merely legal holiness is dim and dark; and hath little or no lustre; Therefore Believers are called Children of the light and of the day; and they are said to shine as lights, in the midst of a crooked Generation: it is not only a Conversation not spotted, or that is something well-favoured; but such a Conversation, that is well lined (to speak so) within, with the imputed righteousness of Christ, and much inherent Grace and Holiness, and with outward self-denied, visible Splendour and glory; Let your light (saith the Lord, Matth. 5.) So shine before men, &c. Even as the glory of his body, when he was transfigured on the Mount, made his Clothes to shine, So there is something of Grace within, that makes the external actions and carriage of Believers to shine: and words that will be very tasteless and sapless from others, though for the matter good, will have another sort of relish and weight from them; and Prayer from their mouth will have another sort of refreshful sweetness. 16ly. A Gospel conversation takes in and calls for much joy in affliction and tribulation; We rejoice in tribulation, saith the Apostle; It will make the Christian take joyfully the spoiling of his goods, as they did,