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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 is none on earth, whom I desire besides thee: It hath all things in it: as it is, Rev. 21.7. He that overcometh shall inherit all things: For if God and Christ, Grace and mercy be in it, is there any thing a missing? or can there possibly be any thing wanting in it? May I not very confidently ask you; Is it not a good bargain? If the Father Son and Holy Spirit, Grace, Heaven and Glory be a good bargain; this is then most certainly a good bargain, a wonderfully good, matchless, and non-such bargain: and is not this Gospel, whereby all these great things are brought to the market, good news? Take heed then that ye receive not this Grace in vain, that these wares worthy of all possible entertainment and welcome stand not before you unbought: I say again take heed, that ye receive not all this Grace in vain, that these Precious and costly wares go not from the Market unbought up.
There is none on earth, whom I desire besides thee: It hath all things in it: as it is, Rev. 21.7. He that overcometh shall inherit all things: For if God and Christ, Grace and mercy be in it, is there any thing a missing? or can there possibly be any thing wanting in it? May I not very confidently ask you; Is it not a good bargain? If the Father Son and Holy Spirit, Grace, Heaven and Glory be a good bargain; this is then most certainly a good bargain, a wonderfully good, matchless, and non-such bargain: and is not this Gospel, whereby all these great things are brought to the market, good news? Take heed then that ye receive not this Grace in vain, that these wares worthy of all possible intertainment and welcome stand not before you unbought: I say again take heed, that ye receive not all this Grace in vain, that these Precious and costly wares go not from the Market unbought up.
Secondly, Who are the Chap-men or Merchants? You ⟨p. 142⟩would have readily thought that such wares would have required mighty Monarchs, great States-men, learned Philosophers, or holy Kings, Prophets, Apostles and great men; And yet the Proclamation is (for grace cometh ordinarily in the lower way) Ho, every one that thirsts, and he that hath no money: these are the merchants who are meet for this rich Ware: Are there any that want what may make them happy, and would fain have? Are there any that have their peace to make with God, any that have not their interest clear, and made sure? any that are wrestling with a body of death, and groaning under it? Any that fain would have sin pardoned and subdued? Any that would have Grace, heaven and Glory, and have nothing to give for all these or any of them, and who have spent many years labour in vain and to no purpose, to come by them? It's to you, even to you that all these rich Wares and rare commodities are in a special manner offered in this cried Fair of free grace. And to clear this a little, I suppose, there are none of you but you are some way under one of these Three, though the external call and offer comes indifferently to you all. Ye are either, 1. Senseless and secure; and to you the Gospel says, How long ye fools will ye love simplicity? And how long will ye sleep, O sluggards? As there is a Challenge and regrate here, So there is a condition all offer made to you, in as far as it is here implied, that the Offer is made to them. Who have no bread and have been bestowing their labour on that which satisfies not: glutting themselves with the world, or wrapping themselves up in the groundless conceit of their own righteousness; To such it saith, How long will ye spend your labour for that which is not bread: Or, 2. Ye are some way affected with sin, lying under Convictions, stung, some way burnt up, and