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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.
The Second use is of Exhortation: and ye may at first blush see, whither it runs, Even to stir us up to accept of and embrace these good news with glad hearts, is there here a good bargain and a sure way through Faith to make use of it? And is Christ so willing to Communicate it? What shall I say to you! Is it not a pity to miss it? Nay would ye do Christ a pleasure? then lay weight on his Righteousness, and give him sinful Souls to be saved by him: if we sought great or hard things from you to please him, would you not judge your selves obliged to grant them? But when he saith on the matter, give me your Souls to be saved, and I shall account that Satisfaction to me for all the travel of my Soul: O How unspeakably great is your Obligation readily and cheerfully to grant so loving and reasonable a request l If such a gracious offer had never been made. It would have been, Men and Brethren, what shall we do? And there would have been a mighty great scaring and trembling to draw near: but when it is not, to the Mount that cannot be touched, not to Moses that we are called to come, but to a Saviour, whom ye cannot please better then, Nay not at all, but by receiving of him, and whom in some respect ye cannot displease at all, if ye ⟨p. 323⟩receive him, let me beseech and obtest you, as ye would not be found guilty of treading this blood of th• Covenant under foot, and as ye would not for ever debar your selves from Remission of sins with him; make use, O make use of this Propitiation for sin and for procuring your Pardon and peace; would to God this were the fruit of such a days work; for indeed it's our great work, and the very scope of all our Preaching; And behold, I Proclaim to you, that Remission of sins is to be had through his Blood, and that there shall not be any upbraiding of you, nor casting up of bygones, if ye will indeed receive him and close with him, on his own sweet, easy and very reasonable terms: O then sit not this urgent Call, and the day of your merciful Visitation.
The Second use is of Exhortation: and ye may at first blush see, whither it runs, Even to stir us up to accept of and embrace these good news with glad hearts, is there here a good bargain and a sure way through Faith to make use of it? And is Christ so willing to Communicat it? What shall I say to you! Is it not a pity to miss it? Nay would ye do Christ a pleasure? then lay weight on his Righteousness, and give him sinfull Souls to be saved by him: if we sought great or hard things from you to please him, would you not judge your selves oblidged to grant them? But when he saith on the matter, give me your Souls to be saved, and I shal account that Satisfaction to me for all the travell of my Soul: O How unspeakably great is your Obligation readily and cheerfully to grant so loving and reasonable a request l If such a gracious offer had never been made. It would have been, Men and Brethren, what shall we do? And there would have been a mighty great scaring and trembling to draw neer: but when it is not, to the Mount that cannot be touched, not to Moses that we are called to come, but to a Saviour, whom ye cannot please better then, Nay not at all, but by receiving of him, and whom in some respect ye cannot displease at all, if ye