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The Christian's great interest. Or, A short treatise, divided into two parts. The first…
The Christian's great interest. Or, A short treatise, divided into two parts. The first whereof, containeth the [sic] trial of a saving interest in Christ. The second, pointeth forth plainly the [sic] way how to attain it: : Wherein somewhat is likewise spoken to the manner of express covenanting with God. / By William Guthrie, Minister of the Gospel, at New-Kilmarnock.The Christian's great interest. Or, A short treatise, divided into two parts. The first whereof, containeth te [sic] tryal of a saving interest in Christ. The second, pointeth forth plainly te [sic] way how to attain it: : Wherein somewhat is likewise spoken to the manner of express covenanting with God. / By William Guthrie, Minister of the Gospel, at New-Kilmarnock.
printed by T. Green for Nicholas Boone, 1701
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It is true, the Lord discovereth to some, great sights of their Sin and Misery, and they are thereby put under great legal Terrors. But as all are not brought in by that sensible preparatory Law-work, (as we show before) so even those who are dealt with after that way, are very differently and variously exercised in regard of degrees of Terror, and of continuance of that work; The Jailer hath a violent work of a very short continuance▪ Paul hath a work continuing three days. Some persons are in bondage through fear of Death ⟨p. 56⟩all their days, Heb. 2 So that we must not limit the Lord to one way of working here. The main thing we are to look unto in these legal awakenings and convictions of Sin and Misery, is, If the Lord reach those ends in us, for which usually these stirrings and convictions are sent into the Soul; and if those ends be reached, it is well; we are not to vex our selves about any preparatory work further. Now, those ends which God driveth ordinarily with Sinners by these legal terrors and awakenings of Conscience, are Four;
It is true, the Lord discovereth to some, great sights of their Sin and Misery, and they are thereby put under great legal Terrors. But as all are not brought in by that sensible preparatory Law-work, (as we shew before) so even those who are dealt with after that way, are very differently and variously exercised in regard of degrees of Terror, and of continuance of that work; The Jaylor hath a violent work of a very short continuance Paul hath a work continuing three dayes. Some persons are in bondage through fear of Deat