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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.
Sixthly Observe, That it is a good token to be asking seriously the way to Heaven, though the askers be not so clear in it: there is some ground to think that such Persons are in the way, and if they hold on and fo low the directions of the word, they may come thither: It is far better to be dissatisfied and to ask the Way: then not to ask, and yet to be satisfied with our own knowledge of the way.
Seventhly Observe, that Persons may fall very far short of their desire, and have much infirmity, and may meet with many puzzling difficulties how to accomplish what they would be at: yet where a serious and longing desire is wakened after Covenanting with God, they should go forward and follow it forth. This people are short of what they desired, and yet they go, and they know not (as it were) where to set down the next foo• till they ask the way, yet they go on still asking: there is no disputing here, but forward we should go: I suppose these here spoken of might have had several difficulties started and several obstructions laid in their way, yet on they go: as, First This, that they were Covenant breakers: yet they, taking seriously with it, step over that, and say notwithstanding, Come let us join our selves to the Lord in a Covenant. Secondly, they might have thought, that it was a very long Journey, and that they would never be able to go through to the end of it: besides that they were under the dominion of strange Kings who were Heathens: So it may be said on the matter, and is often said to serious Souls, that would fain believe, can ye believe? It will not be with you: are ye not under the feet of many Tyrannous lusts? ⟨p. 222⟩And how will ye win free from them? yet they resolve and must, yea dare not but resolve to go forward: and the reason is, because they resolve to take with their guilt and to make use of the Covenant for answering and silencing of challenges: and they resolve also, if the Journey be long, to make use of the Covenant for strength to make them hold on and hold out in it. The weak Believer when such doubts are started, should make use of the Promises of the Covenant, such as these; Faithful is he who hath called you, who also will do it,