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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
A Preparation-Sermon, FOR THE COMMUNION.A Preparation-Sermon, FOR THE COMMVNION.
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.
It should be a Heavenly and Divine frame, for if it be a Heavenly and Divine action, ye would consider what a frame it calleth for; how abstracted (as I just now said) the Heart should be from the World, and from your carnal delights. How much in Heaven and conversant with God, what a pitch ⟨p. 8⟩your communion with God should be raised to, in apprehending of, and meditating on him, in considering of, and admi•ing at the Sufferings of Christ and at the love they came from: tasting that he is good, and even delighting and solacing your selves in his love, which is the Lords allowance on his People, when the action is humbly and reverently gone about.
It should be a Heavenly and Divine frame, for if it be a Heavenly and Divine action, ye would consider what a frame it calleth for; how abstracted (as I just now said) the Heart should be from the Worldr, and from your carnall delights. How much in Heaven and conversant with God, what a pitch ⟨p. 8⟩your communion with God should be raised to, in apprehending of, and meditating on him, in considering of, and admi•ing at the Sufferings of Christ and at the love they came from: tasting that he is good, and even deligh•ing and solacing your selves in his love, which is the Lords allowance on his People, when the action is humbly and reverently gone about.
2. Observe, that though this •e a most singularly Solemn Ordinance and Solemnly to be gone about, yet ofttimes men and women go most unworthily about it and abuse it: This is implied in the words, and we need not many proofs of it: If we will read from the 20. vers. to this, we will find it sufficiently proved: and if we look forward to vers 30 and 31 We will find that many sad strokes came on these Corinthians for abusing and profaning this Ordinance, and the Apostle would have them gathering their unworthy communicating from these strokes: There is a readiness both in unbelievers and in believers themselves to miscarry in going about this ordinance: a readiness in unbelievers, for as they Spoil all things, all ordinances and duties they meddle with, all things being unclean to the unbeliever, So there is a miserable and woeful necessity lying upon them to spoil this Ordinance: and a readiness even in Believers, who also may miscarry therein, as is implied in the last words of the Chapter compared with vers. 32. When we are Judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the World: Some of them that were believers were chastised for this fault to prevent their eternal ruin: and are there any acquainted with their own corrupt nature but they may and will in some measure find in themselves an aptitude to miscarry, as in all other duties and ordinances so in this: But the Doctrine holds out a singular and