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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
2. The man that is in Christ, is renewed in the way of his Worship. He was wont to serve God in the Oldness of the Letter, for the fashion, answering the Letter of the command in the outside of Duty, which one in whom the Old man hath absolute dominion can do: But now he worshippeth God in the newness of the Spirit, Rom. 7.6. in a new way, wherein he is helped by the Spirit of God, Rom. 8. beyond the reach of flesh and blood. He serveth now the true and living God, 1 Thes. 1 in Spirit and in Truth, Joh. 4.24. having spiritual apprehensions of God, and engaged in his very Soul in that work, doing and saying truly and not feignedly when he worshippeth, still desiring to approach unto Him as a living God, who heareth and seeth him and can accept his service, Psal. 42. I grant, he fails of this many times; yet I may say, such worship he intendeth, & sometimes overtaketh, & doth not much reckon worship, which is not so performed unto God; And the iniquity of his holy things is not the least part of his burden and exercise: Such a worship Natural men are strangers unto, whilst the babble out their Vain-glorious boastings, ⟨p. 89⟩Luk. 18.11. to an unknown God, Act. 17.23
2. The man that is in Christ, is renewed in the way of his Worship. He was wont to serve God in the Oldness of the Letter, for the fashion, answering the Letter of the command in the outside of Duty, which one in whom the Old man hath absolute dominion can do: But now he worshippeth God in the newness of the Spirit, Rom. 7.6. in a new way, wherein he is helped by the Spirit of God, Rom. 8. beyond the reach of flesh and blood. He serveth now the true and living God,