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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.
O seek after clearness of interest in him, that ye may throughly Believe, Love, and long for this life. This heartsome Communion with Christ in Heaven is reserved for them that keep Communion with him here on earth, and to them it is here promised: I will not say, that none can get Heaven, but those who get the Sacrament: but this I dare boldly say, that those who have not Communion with Christ here, shall never get Communion with him hereafter: and whoever Communicate honestly here shall have Communion with Christ in Glory: be ye comforted who believe in Christ, who Covenant honestly with him, and who hope in his mercy. For He and ye together shall have a completely full, immediate, uninterrupted ⟨p. 338⟩and eternal Communion in Heaven, that shall new end. Need ye to be confirmed in the truth of this? hi• word may serve you, and ye have the Sacrament besid• he hath left his word to hearten poor Believers undo all their inward and outward troubles, under their Sp• ritual maladies and bodily sicknesses and infirmities, a• to assure them for their comfort that there is a go•• life coming and be hath given the Sacrament as a pledge of it: will ye then consider seriously, whether this wo•• belong to you, and if ye may with his allowance hea• ten your selves from it, that there is a day coming th• ye shall get Communion with Christ in Heaven: H• doth not mean, that all that get the Sacrament get th• Communion, For Judas, who not unprobably got th• Sacrament, is excluded. Would ye know then, wh• have been honest Communicants to day, that may expect this Heavenly Communion? And me thinks, tha• every one of you, that hath any serious concern for yo• Souls, will be roused here, and greedily longing fo• marks and evidences of that. But if any of you woul be at evidences to make you secure, I declare I hav none such to give you: But I shall hint at Two or Three which may be as directions in duty to you who min honestly: The First whereof is,