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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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2. The Lord did most freely, from everlasting, purpose and intend to Save men another way, viz. by Christ Jesus, and the Covenant of Grace, in which He intended Reconcilement with the Elect, through Christ Jesus (God and Man, born of a Woman in due time, to make this agree• […]) And this device of satisfying ⟨p. 134⟩His own justice, and saving of the Elect by Christ, He did at first intimate to our Parents in Paradise: Ge•. 3.15. where he saith, that the Seed of the woman shall bruise the Serpents head: & the Lord hath in all Generations, made this known to His Church.
2. The Lord did most freely, from everlasting, purpose and intend to Save men another way, viz. by Christ Jesus, and the Covenant of Grace, in which He intended Reconcilement with the Elect, through Christ Jesus (God and Man, born of a Woman in due time, to make this agree• 〈…〉) And this device of satisfying ⟨p. 134⟩His own justice, and saving of the Elect by Christ, He did at first intimate to our Parents in Paradise: Ge•. 3.15. where he saith, that the Seed of the woman shall bruise the Serpents head: & the Lord hath in all Generations, made this known to His Church.
3. The Lord hath in all Ages Covenanted to be the reconciled God of all these, who by their subjection to His Ordinances, did profess their satisfaction with this device; and oblige themselves to acquiesce in the same, and to, seek Salvation by Christ Jesus, as God doth offer Him in the Gospel: So all the People of Israel, are called the Lords People, and are are said to avouch him to be their God, and he doth avouch them to be His People.