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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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1 Some conceive Faith to be a diffi•u• mysterious thing, hardly attainable. To these I say, Do not mistake: Faith is not so difficult as many do apprehend it to be. I grant, True Faith in the meanest degree, is the gift of God, and above the power of Flesh and Blood: For, God must draw men to Christ, Phil. 1.29. Job. 6.44. Yet it were a reflection upon Christ, & all He hath done, to say, It were a matter of insuperable difficulty, as is clear, Rom. 10.6, — 11. It were according to that Scripture, as much upon the matter, as to say, Christ came not from Heaven, […] not Risen from the Dead, or Ascended victorious to Heaven. I say, He hath made the way to Heaven most easy; and Faith, which is the condition required on our part, more easy then men do imagine.
1 Some conceive Faith to be a diffi•u• mysterious thing, hardly attainable. To these I say, Do not mistake: Faith is not so difficult as many do apprehend it to be. I grant, True Faith in the meanest degree, is the gift of God, and above the power of Flesh and Blood: For, God must draw men to Christ, Phil. 1.29. Job. 6.44. Yet it were a reflection upon Christ, & all He hath done, to say, It were a matter of insuperable difficulty, as is clear, Rom. 10.6, — 11. It were according to that Scripture, as much upon the matter, as to say, Christ came not from Heaven, 〈…〉 not Risen from the Dead, or Ascended victorious to Heaven. I say, He hath made the way to Heaven most easie; and Faith, which is the condition required on our part, more easie then men do imagine.