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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.
We come now to the more Particular and close Application of the whole, in these Two Uses. The First whereof is, for Advertisement and warning, Let him that stands take heed lest he fall, Let him not look on himself as incapable to be stolen off his feet: Alas! Persons may be, in a manner, exalted to Heaven, and in a very good frame, in their own imagination and apprehension, and it may be, in some measure really; and yet be brought back to the Puddle and Mi•e again, after they have shaken themselves and come out of it. In prosecuting this, we shall, First show wherefore we press it, And Secondly, Wherein, or in reference to what we press it.
We come now to the more Particular and close Application of the whole, in these Two Uses. The First whereof is, for Advertisement and warning, Let him that stands take heed lest he fall, Let him not look on himself as incapable to be stollen off his feet: Alace! Persons may be, in a manner, exalted to Heaven, and in a very good frame, in their own imagination and apprehension, and it may be, in some measure really; and yet be brought back to the Puddle and Mi•e again, after they have shaken themselves and come out of it. In prosecuting this, we shal, First shew wherefore we presse it, And Secondly, Wherein, or in reference to what we presse it.
As for the First, viz. Wherefore it is, that I do press this advertisement: and indeed it is not without very good ground, as ye will easily perceive, if, First, Ye look to and Consider the best Saints and in their best condition: how soon are even they taken off their feet? Was not David often in a very good spiritual condition? And yet, how soon and foully did he fall into folly? was not Adam in a good and desirable condition, when there was no quarrel betwixt God and him, nor any ground for it? And yet how soon was he ensnared? Was not Peter in a good state and frame, when Christ said to him, Blessed art thou Simon Bar-jona, flesh and ⟨p. 165⟩blood hath not revealed that unto thee, but my Father who is in Heaven? And yet within a very little, he turns again so far to folly, as to be the devils instrument to tempt Christ: as is clear from