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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.
A Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the Government shall be upon his shoulders, and his Name shall be called wonderful Counsellor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace: this is David, most substantial Massive mercy: He is called Wonderful, because there is no Possibility for Creatures adequately to conceive, or with exact suitableness to express what his Name is, or what is comprehended within his Name. 4. Look on Christ as Mediator, as God-man, Immanuel God with us: There is put to the Market (to speak so with reverence) God himself: for thus the Covenant is expounded and Summed, as frequently elsewhere in the Scripture, so particularly, 2 Cor. 6.16. I will be their God: and Revel. 21.17. He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God. Now consider all these in a Conjunction: viz. What all believers have: what Christ hath, and Christ himself; what God hath, and God himself: O! what an incomprehensibly rich and rare, great and Glorious bargain is this! and yet all is by the Gospel brought forth, laid before the hearers of it, and made offer of to them, on most easy and wonderfully condescending terms. May we briefly and in a few words sum up what is in it? 1. All things that may make up believers their Peace with God, and remove the quarrel. 2. All things pertaining to, or needful for life and godliness, as it is, 2 Pet. 1.4. 3. All things that belong to the comfort and consolation ⟨p. 141⟩of Believers, even strong Consolation, as it is called Heb. 6.18. There is no want so great, but there is a supply for it here, no case so sad, but there is a comfort for it here; there is not any thing that looks like a crack or uncertainty, but there is sufficient security for it here, in this Covenant, (in this most full and wonderfully well ordered Covenant in all things and very sure) to all who are fled to Christ for refuge. 4. There is in it what is needful and requisite to full satisfaction, to the Solace, delight, joy and complete happiness of the persons that cordially close with it: So that a Soul can crave no more, nor wish for more; It is even all their desire, as David saith of it,