B02840:264
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.
Which is not so much to be understood of mere external Covenanting, as of saving sharing in and partaking of Christs Righteousness for the Pardon of sin: and of their engaging to God in his own strength to be forth-coming in the fruits of saving Grace and Holiness in their practice: This is in Sum, the way and course which they take; and is a short directory for what should be a peoples carriage, when they would make up the breach of a broken Covenant with God.
Which is not so much to be understood of meer externall Covenanting, as of saving sharing in and partaking of Christs Righteousness for the Pardon of sin: and of their engaging to God in his own strength to be forth-coming in the fruits of saving Grace and Holiness in their practice: This is in Sum, the way and course which they take; and is a short directory for what should be a peoples carriage, when they would make up the breach of a broken Covenant with God.
As for the Particular Scope of this place, as it relateth to Israel and Judah, their returning together, we shall not insist in it: yet from these words we may see. First, That There is good ground for us to expect the Lords bringing back his scattered People the Jews, and their engrafting again into their own Olive: The same God that persuaded Japheth to dwell in the Tents of Shem, can persuade Shem to dwell in the tents of Japheth: As they minded us Gentiles, as a little Sister, and were Holily Solicitous what they might do for us, we ought in gratitude to mind them as the elder Sister, that they may turn again to the Lord: who hath given us his faithful Word for it, which cannot fail but must be fulfilled.
As for the Particular Scope of this place, as it relateth to Israel and Judah, their returning together, we shall not insist in it: yet from these words we may see. First, That There is good ground for us to expect the Lords bringing back his scattered People the Jews, and their ingraffing again into their own Olive: The same God that perswaded Japhet to dwel in the Tents of Shem, can perswade Shem to dwell in the tents of Japhet: As they minded us Gentiles, as a litle Sister, and were Holily Solicitous what they might do for us, we ought in gratitude to mind them as the elder Sister, that they may turn again to the Lord: who hath given us his faithful Word for it, which cannot fail but must be fulfilled.