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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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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.
Secondly, For the satisfaction of the weaker, I grant this new Creature, as we have circumscribed and enlarged, it will not be found in all the degrees of it, in every Gracious person. But it is well; if
1. There be a New Man, we cannot grant less: If any man be in Christ, there must be a New Creature, and that is the New Man, Eph. 4.21, — which all must put on who we savingly taught of Christ. There must be some renewing after the Image of God in a mans Soul and Body; there must be somewhat of every part of the man pointing towards God: although I grant, every one cannot instruct this to others, neither discern it in himself, because many know not the distinct parts of the soul, nor pieces of reformation competent to every part of soul and body. Yet it will be found there is some such thing in them, yea, they have a witness of it within ⟨p. 94⟩in them, if you make the thing plain, and clear to them what it is.
2. There must be such a respect unto Gods known Commands, that a man doth not allow peaceably any known iniquity to dwell in him: For, what concord is between light and darkness? 2 Cor 6, — Psal. 119.6. Psal. 66.18 he must not regard iniquity. I grant men may be ignorant of many Commands, and many Sins, and may imagine in some cases, that some sins are not hateful unto God. But supposing that they are instructed in these things, there can be no agreement between Righteousness and Unrighteousness.