B02840:383
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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If ye were suitably serious, these Characters and evidences might be as so many directions to you: there would be much watchfulness in doing; ready entertaining of challenges and convictions: much hea•t melting under the sense of wrongs done to God: and the very appearances of evil would he scared at and appear terrible. There is an evil readily incident to many Professors of Religion, that they would fain be at marks of a good Spiritual state and of being in Covenant with God, but such as would not disturb their carnal confidence, ease, and laziness, nor put them on to painful diligence: but we have no such marks to give: neither dare we for the fear of God, and because of the hazard of Souls, assign any such; there being none such given or assigned in the word of God: nay let me tell you, that if there be not Painful diligence and Faithfulness in keeping Covenant with G•d, it will darken the light of any other mark that can be given; and no doubt, it's this negligence and unfaithfulness that makes many good marks, clear in themselves, dark to many Christians, while they give not diligence to make their ⟨p. 282⟩calling and election sure, and give not all diligence to add one Grace to another, and one degree of Grace to another: It is also the cause of uncomfortable walking, yea of uncomfortable Communicating: but to be sincere & serious in owning our Covenant-engagements, and faithfully forth-coming in the Fruits thereof, and in a correspondent conversation, is a mark that will give comfort, and some quietness at least, till Comfort come: the Lord will comfortably confess such as faithfully confess him.
If ye were suitably serious, these Characters and evidences might be as so many directions to you: there would be much watchfulness in doing; ready entertaining of challenges and convictions: much hea•t melting under the sense of wrongs done to God: and the very appearances of evil would he scared at and appear terrible. There is an evil readily incident to many Professours of Religion, that they would fain be at marks of a good Spirituall state and of being in Covenant with God, but such as would not disturb their carnal confidence, ease, and laziness, nor put them on to painful diligence: but we have no such marks to give: neither dare we for the fear of God, and because of the hazard of Souls, assigne any such; there being none such given or assigned in the word of God: nay let me tell you, that if there be not Painfull diligence and Faithfulness in keeping Covenant with Gd, it will darken the light of any other mark that can be given; and no doubt, it's this negligence and unfaithfulness that makes many good marks, clear in themselves, dark to many Christians, while they give not diligence to make their