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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.
and therefore, as ye would not destroy your own Souls, I beseech you, nay I obtest you in the Name of the Lord and for his sake; accept of this Covenant. We tell you and as the Apostle hath it, we say, Be it known unto you, that through Jesus Christ remission of sins is Preached to you: He hath purchased life and Salvation to sinners, And to you is the word of this Salvation sent: Give, O give your consent to the bargain, and that is all we seek of you.
Now to Prosecute this a little, and to put you yet further to it, because it will lie before God, whether we have put you to it or not, and whether ye have accepted of this Covenant or not: whether we were in earnest in Proposing it, and whether ye were in earnest in closing with it: Consider, 1. The Persons whom we put to this, and the things that we put you to. 2. The terms on which, 3. The grounds from which, and. 4. The qualifications and directions whereby.
Now to Prosecute this a little, and to put you yet further to it, because it will ly before God, whether we have put you to it or not, and whether ye have accepted of this Covenant or not: whether we were in earnest in Proposing it, and whether ye were in earnest in closing with it: Consider, 1. The Persons whom we put to this, and the things that we put you to. 2. The terms on which, 3. The grounds from which, and. 4. The qualifications and directions whereby.
First, As for the persons whom we put and press to this Covenanting with God: It's not those only who have gotten their tokens warranting them to come to the Table, nor those only that are debarred and so have got no tokens: but it's all of you, Those who are afar off and near hand: but differently: To the tender Soul, we say, come forward: to the secure we say, Humble your selves and then come and join in this Covenant. The thing we call you to, is to take the Lord to be your God, and to give up your selves to be Gods, we call