B02840:340
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
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Thirdly, As for the Form of this Covenanting, it is, as in other Contracts, God making the offer; and the person accepting it; Gods offer is in the word of the Gospel, wherein he saith, Come and I will made a Covenant with you: as the Apostle hath it, Rom. 10. The word is near thee, even in thy Heart and in thy mouth: and the Sum of it is, If ye Believe in Jesus Christ, ye shall be saved; the proposing whereof in the Gospel, is the laying of Gods offer before you, and it's as really Gods offer, as if audibly he were speaking to you from Heaven, as he once spake the Law on Mount-Sinai: ⟨p. 248⟩It being his Authority, by which Ministers are sent treat & close this Covenant with you: As it is, 2 C• 5. We are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were beseech ing you by us: we pray you in Christs stead, be ye reco• ciled to God: That is, be friends with him by enteri•• in Covenant with him: and he showeth us the grou•• of it: For he who knew no sin, was made sin for us t• we might be made the Righteousness of God in him: Go• offer is, I am Con•ent to be thy God, and to make […] that is mine forthcoming to thee for thy good, upon condition thou quit thy own righteousness and beta•• thee to my Son the mediator for righteousness and lif• The sinners Covenanting is his formal and distinct, […] least, his real consenting to that offer on these term saying with his very heart, I am content to have God […] be my God, not by virtue of any thing in my self, b• by virtue of Christs satisfaction, which hath procure access to sinners for peace and Reconciliation with Go• and this is called a Submitting to Christs Righteousness So then, there is a devoting of the Soul to God, a hear• consenting to give it self away to him to be saved a• Sanctified, to live to him and to his Honour; as i