B02840:297
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.
many will desire God and Heaven, but with some such secret reservation as this, that they get leave to brook their lusts and Idols, that they may have liberty to tipple and trifle away their time, to take their fill of the World, to be in credit and reputation and to pursue after some one thing or other in the World; or at least they must be allowed to go about the establishing of their own righteousness: but this desire is waited with the abandoning of all Idols, without any allowed exception or reservation, and with the renouncing of self-righteousness also in the Point of Justification; and therefore it's called, Submitting to the Righteousness of God; It says not a word against the terms of the Covenant, but holds all: these things were good to be seriously thought on, and sought after, in our approaching to the Table of the Lord, to renew our Covenant with him; and where they are not in some measure, our ⟨p. 214⟩desires will not be found to be of the light kind; it were therefore very suitable for you, to think, how ye may get your hearts quickened and warmed with vehement and unquenchable desires after this covenanting with God, and after the water of life; O! know ye any thing of this? There are some who have found it in experience and who can represent it better to themselves then we can express it; ye who have had your hearts Panting for God, for the living God, as David saith, his heart did, Psal. 42. Can tell what raw wishes were before, and tha• the Grace of God works such desires as have another sort of edge on them, and have a holily disquieting and restless hunger for the breasts of Gods Covenant, and cannot rest nor be satisfied, yea no not live without them.
many will desire God and Heaven, but with some such secret reservation as this, that they get leave to brook their lusts and Idols, that they may have liberty to tipple and triffle away their time, to take their fill of the World, to be in credit and reputation and to pursue after some one thing or other in the World; or at least they must be allowed to go about the establishing of their own righteousness: but this desire is waited with the abandoning of all Idols, without any allowed exception or reservation, and with the renouncing of self-righteousness also in the Point of Justification; and therefore it's called, Submitting to the Righteousness of God; It says not a word against the terms of the Covenant, but holds all: these things were good to be seriously thought on, and sought after, in our approaching to the Table of the Lord, to renew our Covenant with him; and where they are not in some measure, our