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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.
which is to Remember, not a Mutual engagement, such as the Covenant bears out, but only our own Particular ⟨p. 284⟩engagement, which makes us have so many failings on our side, and doth very much weaken our hands in duty; because we lay not the weight of our performances on God that hath Promised, who is faithful and will also do it: We will find it to be frequent and familiar to the Saints men joned in Scripture, to mind Gods part of the Covenant as well as their own, and Particularly to David in the Book of Psalms, who saith, Thou hast made a Covenant with thine anointed: Thou hast laid help upon one that is Mighty: art not thou from Everlasting our God? Lord remember thy Covenant, that is the Covenant that God hath made with his People; and often else where. The great weight of a Believers life and consolation lies here: Alas! what would our life, or our engagement be, and what would our Comfort and Hope be, without his engagement to us in the Covenant? And if this be not suitably minded and remembered it will prove but a very heartless bargain. Fourthly, It implies this, Seriously to endeavour to conform our Practice to the many great Obligations that we lie under to him, and which Gods offer and Covenant do on many accounts call us to. This is a short hint of what it is to keep and do the Covenant of God, and to Perform it alway even unto the end, to have his Covenant Perpetual, and never to be forgotten.
which is to Remember, not a Mutuall engagement, such as the Covenant bears out, but only our own Particular ⟨p. 284⟩engagement, which makes us have so many failings on our side, and doth very much weaken our hands in dutie; because we lay not the weight of our performances on God that hath Promised, who is faithful and will also do it: We will find it to be frequent and familiar to the Saints men ioned in Scripture, to mind Gods part of the Covenant as well as their own, and Particularly to David in the Book of Psalmes, who saith, Thou hast made a Covenant with thine anointed: Thou hast laid help upon one that is Mighty: art not thou from Everlasting our God? Lord remember thy Covenant, that is the Covenant that God hath made with his People; and of•en else where. The great weight of a Believers life and consolation lyes here: Alace! what would our life, or our engagement be, and what would our Comfort and Hope be, without his engagement to us in the Covenant? And if this be not suitably minded and remembred it will prove but a very heartless bargain. Fourthly, It implies this, Seriously to endeavour to conform our Practice to the many great Obligations that we ly under to him, and which Gods offer and Covenant do on many accounts call us to. This is a short hint of what it is to keep and do the Covenant of God, and to Perform it alway even unto the end, to have his Covenant Perpetual, and never to be forgotten.