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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.
after which there will be no moe Communions on Earth. And indeed, it is suitable, that ye were now bethinking your selves, what if we never get another? Ought we not then to feed well on this? If any thing have been amiss or wanting, Labour to get it made up: O Believers in Christ, take hom a Sealed Covenant with you, and read it over and over again: If any defect hath been on your part, write it yet in: for if any blank be, 'tis certainly on our side and not on Christs: and indeed, 'tis Gods great mercy, that a Seal of his Covenant may be useful a long time after it is gotten: slighted Baptisms and abused Communions may be yet useful, if we could make the right use of them: and I do not question but this Communion did the Disciples more good after Christ was gone from them, then it did now when he was with them at Table. Fifthly, It may look to Eternity. Now we are living men and women on Earth but within a little, we will be gone, & our place will know us no more; very probably, within Twenty, Thirty, Forty or Fifty years, we shall be either drinking of this new Wine in Heaven above, or of that Cup of the unmixed Wine of the wrath of God, having no rest day nor night. O Profane Atheist, unbeliever, hollow hearted Hypocrite, and slighter of Christ all thy days, what a bitter draught will that be, when God shall put into thy hand the Cup of his Indignation? which shall be for ever poured out unto thee, and shall never come from thy head. O drunkard, tippler, and belly God, be think thy self, how that draught will ⟨p. 343⟩go down with thee: The Lord with his one foot on Earth and the other on the Sea, with an uplifted hand to Heaven, hath Sworn, that within a little, time shall be no more. Ye that are young People may, if ye will, follow the sight of your eyes and the way of your own hearts, and may take you Pleasure in the days of your youth, but know and remember that God will bring you to Judgement: Your time is wearing away, and ye will wear away: 'tis but a little, and ye will hear no moe Preachings, and get no moe warnings. O take them in time, if ye be wise, and the Lord persuade you so to do.
after which there will be no moe Communions on Earth. And indeed, it is suitable, that ye were now bethinking your selves, what if we never get another? Ought we not then to feed well on this? If any thing have been amiss or wanting, Labour to get it made up: O Believers in Christ, take hom a Sealed Covenant with you, and read it over and over again: If any defect hath been on your part, write it yet in: for if any blank be, 'tis certainly on our side and not on Christs: and indeed, 'tis Gods great mercy, that a Seal of his Covenant may be usefull a long time after it is gotten: slighted Baptisms and abused Communions may be yet usefull, if we could make the right use of them: and I do not question but this Communion did the Disciples more good after Christ was gone from them, then it did now when he was with them at Table. Fifthly, It may look to Eternity. Now we are living men and women on Earth but within a litle, we will be gone, & our place will know us no more; very probably, within Twentie, Thirty, Fourty or Fifty years, we shall be either drinking of this new Wine in Heaven above, or of that Cup of the unmixed Wine of the wrath of God, having no rest day nor night. O Profane Atheist, unbeliever, hollow hearted Hypocrite, and slighter of Christ all thy dayes, what a bitter draught will that be, when God shall put into thy hand the Cup of his Idignation? which shall be for ever poured out unto thee, and shall never come from thy head. O drunkard, tippler, and belly God, be think thy self, how that draught will