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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
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and is there ⟨p. 291⟩not great encouragement here, to have every good thing bestowed, and all carking care and anxiety concerning our selves and Children removed? Thirdly, We would consider, that God is a singular good Party to deal with, very tender of them that aim to deal honestly with him; he is indeed severe and terrible, when he becomes the avenger of a broken Covenant; but he is most tender towards honest engagers, who sincerely endeavour to keep touches with him, he is no rigid interpreter of their actions, but is ready to put the best sense on them that they are capable of; Like as a Father (saith the Psalmist, Psal. 103.) Pitieth his Children, so doth the Lord Pity them that fear him; He is a father that will take little off the hand of his Children, when he knows them to have a will to the work, when he will not deal so with others; all his ways are mercy and truth to them that keep his Covenant and his Testimonies; It's not meant of such as keep it Perfectly; for so they needed not Mercy, but of them that honestly design and endeavour to keep it; and may not that encourage to be faithful in Gods Covenant, that he is so easy to please? Fourthly, Consider, that he hath graciously stuffed his Covenant with Promises meet for the through-bearing of them that would fain keep Covenant: if it be an evil heart that will not love God, which troubles them, the Promise is, I will Circumcise their heart and the hearts of their seed to love the Lord their God; Whereas no others, who are without the Covenant, or deal unfaithfully in it, can expect the performance of any such Promise. If it be a back sliding heart, the Promise is, Jer. 3.22. I will heal your back-slidings: If it be the fear of departing from God that troubles them, the Promise is, Jer. 32.40. I will put my fear in their heart, that they shall not depart from me; If it be the dominion of ⟨p. 292⟩sin that they fear, the Promise is, Rom. 6.14. Sin shall not have Dominion over you, for ye are not under the Law but und r Grace: that is, under the Covenant of Grace: And if it be fear of the Prevailing of Satan's Tentations that troubles them, the Promise is, The God of Peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly: May we not then take heart to be faithful in this Covenant?