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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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To say nothing of that thought of your heart, [whereby you wonder that any man should not please the device of Salvation by Christ, & lead out towards him] as a very promising thing, and speaking out justifying Faith to be in your bosom; and to say nothing in contradiction to that which you think, that a Natural man, whilst such, and before he get a New Heart, can please that device, and believe with his heart, and affectionately, that which perfectly overthroweth the Covenant of works, and abaseth man in the point of Self-righteousness already attained, or that can be won at […] him, which is inconsistent with many ⟨p. 79⟩Scriptural truths. I offer these differences between the Faith of all Hypocrites or Reprobates, and that true saving justifying Faith, whereof we have spoken.
To say nothing of that thought of your heart, [whereby you wonder that any man should not please the device of Salvation by Christ, & lead out towards him] as a very promising thing, and speaking out justifying Faith to be in your bosome; and to say nothing in contradiction to that which you think, that a Natural man, whilest such, and before he get a New Heart, can please that device, and believe with his heart, and affectionately, that which perfectly overthroweth the Covenant of works, and abaseth man in the point of Self-righteousness already attained, or that can be won at 〈…〉 him, which is inconsistent with many ⟨p. 79⟩Scriptural truths. I offer these differences between the Faith of all Hypocrites or Reprobates, and that true saving justifying Faith, whereof we have spoken.
1. They never close with Jesus Christ (in that device) and Him alone as a sufficient covering of the eyes, as is said of Abraham to Sarah, Gen. 20.16. They still hold fast somewhat of their own, at least to help to procure Gods favour and salvation: Their heart doth still speak, as that Young mans speech,