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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.
Not only to be R• ligious, when religion is countenanced, but when it discountenanced, and persecution is met with for it ⟨p. 339⟩sake, and when there are many snares and temptations to draw you away; 'tis a steadfast abiding with Christ in trying times, Summer and Winter so to say: If a blast of trial and temptation come, and ye grow giddy and wavering in the truth, Or if a spirit of Profanity come (and look for it, and lay your account with it) and ye be ready to laugh and give in your taunt, gybe, and mock with the Profane, against the power of Godliness and the Godly, away with your Religion, it is not a continuing with Christ in his Temptations: This ma•k puts you to work (and such marks are safest,) To him that over cometh, is a word often repeated, Rev. 2. and 3. and set always before the Promise of Glory and Communion with Christ in Heaven: On such and on such only will Christ write his new Name, and set them on His Throne. A Second Mark is, Ye that do indeed keep Communion with Christ here and war against your lusts, without any allowed peace, truce or cessation of Arms, till ye get them brought down, routed and ruined by an entire victory, shall partake of this Communion in Glory: If ye do not deliberately give up with Christ to keep company with Idols, ye may have hope: but the unbelieving and fearful, that cannot endure to look a Lust nor a trial for Christ in the face: and who, it may be, are just now wearying of such a day and Sermon, and it is even as a prison to them to be restrained so long from worldly businesses and pleasures, are utterly excluded from all hope, while they remain such Serious Souls will, belike, here say, we are fighting, but we come not speed; I Answer, Let not that discourage you, if there be hope to come speed in end; continue in the fight, and you shall come speed; Christ is thy Captain and a Captain of Salvation, at whose back none fell, so as not to arise. A Third Mark is, John ⟨p. 340⟩17.6.7.8. Where Christ is Praying for the Disciples that they may be admitted to this Communion, an• saith he, I gave them the words which thou gavest me and they have received them; The Believer receive Christs words and keeps them, and makes exception against none of them; when he takes one word, he cast not at another; he takes not one piece of the Covenant of Grace and rejects another;