B02840:290
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.
Secondly, From their very great Seriousness in going, and weeping, in going to seek the Lord, asking the way to Zion, and from their encouraging one another to Join in Covenant with the Lord, Observe, that where there is any Sincerity or begun work of Grace, it shows […] self in nothing sooner, then in an impulse to be at Covenanting with God and to have some clearness therein; For, only to be in Covenant, and not to have the knowledge of it, cannot give that peace and comfort which a present sad exercise calleth for: therefore say they, while they are going and weeping, Come and let us join our selves to the Lord in a perpetual Covenant, that shall not be forgotten: So then, we say, that a sincere and gracious work of God appears in nothing sooner, then in this impulse to have the Covenant of God fixed and put out of doubt; to have this at a Point is their great design here, and they are very serious in it; So Isaiah. 44. where vers. 3. There is a Promise of the work of the Spirit in Sanctifying; and how is this work of the Spirit proved? or wherein doth it appear? Even thus vers. 5. One shall say I am the Lords, and another shall call himself by the Name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and sur-name himself ⟨p. 206⟩by the name of Israel; the work of Gods Spirit, wh• he comes to Sanctify and save, is such as makes a ma• run and devote himself to God with hand, heart a• mouth, ye never saw people more quickly and wi• better will come to the Church at the most Solemn occasion; then (when this work is begun, or there any kindly exercise about it) serious Souls will […] ready to run with their heart to Subscribe to Gods C• venant, when the Terms of it are laid out before the• Only advert to these Two things in this Observation First, When I speak of entering in Covenant with Go• I mean of the hearts closing with him by Fai h, according as he offers himself in this Gospel; when he saith quit and renounce your own righteousness and ta• mine; quit and abandon your lusts and Idols and gi your selves to me, and I will be your God and be fort coming to you in all things that concern your happiness here and hereafter: the heart yields and says, conte Lord, the offer is good, and I accept of it; and […] wives were wont (as it is yet the custom,) to surna themselves by their husbands, so doth the Soul, up the matter, in this Covenant: