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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.
Now not only must a man know those things, as I said before, but must also very seriously take them to heart, that is to say, he must be affected with these things, and be in sad earnest about them, as he useth to be in other cases, because it is of greater concernment unto him.
1. This seriousness produceth, a taking of Salvation to heart, more than any thing else. Shall men be obliged to seest fi•st the Kingdom? Mar 6.33. Is there but one thing necessary? Luk. 10.42. Shall Paul count all things loss and dung for this matter? Phil. 3.8. Is a man a loser, gaining all the World, if he lose his Soul, Mark 8.36? Shall this be the only ground of joy, that mens Names are written in the Book of Life? Luk. 10.20. And shall not men (who would be reckoned serious) take their Soul and Salvation more to heart, then any thing ⟨p. 150⟩else; Surely it cannot fail. Let none deceive themselves. If the hazard of their Soul and the Salvation thereof, and how to be in favour with God, hath not got nearer to their heart than any thing in the world beside, it cannot be presumed, upon just grounds, that they ever knew Sin, or God, or the Everlastingness of his wrath aright.
1. This seriousness produceth, a taking of Salvation to heart, more than any thing else. Shall men be obliged to see•t fi•st the Kingdom? Mar 6.33. Is there but one thing necessary? Luk. 10.42. Shall Paul count all things loss and dung for this matter?