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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 that Boldness with Confidence, Eph. 3.12. This is more rarely imparted unto men then the former, yet it is ordinarily. It hath in it, beside what we spake before, some influence of the Spirit upon Faith, making it put out some vigorous acting in Prayer; there is a sweet mournful frame of Spirit, by which a man poureth out his heart in Gods bosom, and with some confidence of His favour and good-will, pleadeth his cause before him, as a Living God; and this is all the sensible presence that ⟨p. 115⟩many Saints do attain unto: There is no ground of doubt about a mans state in the point of Liberty before God in this last sense, because there is nothing essential to the making up of a Gracious state here: some have it, some want it, some have it at some times and not at other times, so that it is much up and down; yet I may say, Gracious men may do much (by a very ordinary influence) contributing towards the attaining and retaining, or keeping of such a frame of Spirit.
It is that Boldness with Confidence, Eph. 3.12. This is more rarely imparted unto men then the former, yet it is ordinarily. It hath in it, beside what we spake before, some influence of the Spirit upon Faith, making it put out some vigorous acting in Prayer; there is a sweet mournful frame of Spirit, by which a man poureth out his heart in Gods bosome, and with some confidence of His favour and good-will, pleadeth his cause before him, as a Living God; and this is all the sensible presence that ⟨p. 115⟩many Sains do attain unto: There is no ground of doubt about a mans state in the point of Liberty before God in this last sense, because there is nothing essential to the making up of a Gracious state here: some have it, some want it, some have it at some times and not at other times, so that it is much up and down; yet I may say, Gracious men may do much (by a very ordinary influence) contributing towards the attaining and retaining, or keeping of such a frame of Spirit.