B02840:287
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 shall at this time shortly name some general Observations from the words: The First whereof is this, that There is nothing that People, who hav• any Convictions of •heir sin and of their distance from God, should more singly aim at and Seriously seek after, then to be firmly joined to the Lord in Covenant, or to be in good terms with him according to his Covenant; For these come to the same amount, to be in good terms with God, to be Reconciled to God, and to be in Covenant with God, by the one we come to the other this: we say, should be aimed at & sought after by all that are naturally born enemies to God, Aliens and Strangers to the Covenant of Promise, without Hope, and without God in the World, Ephes. 2.12. ⟨p. 203⟩Compared with vers. 1.2, 3. where to be dead in sins and trespasses, is expounded, to be Without the Covenant: But more especially those who are touched with the sense of their sin, should have this for their aim, design and endeavour; as we see in these spoken of here, who when they come to any sense of their sin; this is clearly their great design and work very seriously and closely pursued by them.
We shall at this time shortly name some generall Observations from the words: The First whereof is this, that There is nothin• that People, who hav• any Convictions of •heir sin and of their distance from God, should more singly aim at and Seriously seek after, then to be firmly joined to the Lord in Covenant, or to be in good terms with him according to his Covenant; For these come to the same amount, to be in good terms with God, to be Reconciled to God, and to be in Covenant with God, by the one we come to the other this: we say, should be aimed at & sought after by all that are naturally born enemies to God, Aliens and Strangers to the Covenant of Promise, without Hope, and without God in the World, Ephes. 2.12. ⟨p. 203⟩Compared with vers. 1.2, 3. where to be dead in sins and tespsses, is expounded, to be Without the Covenat: But more especially those who are touched with the sense of their sin, should have this for their aim, designe and endeavour; as we see in these spoken of here, who when they come to any sense of their sin; this is clearly their great designe and work verie seriously and closely pursued by them.