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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. This seriousness breaketh the mans heart, […] fainteth the stoutness of it, and leadeth it out to sorrow, as one doth for a First-born, Zech. 12.10. I grant, their sorrow will better suit that Scripture afterwards, when they apprehend Christ pierced by their sins.
2. This seriousness breaketh the mans heart, 〈…〉 fainteth the stoutness of it, and leadeth it out to sorrow, as one doth for a First-born, Zech. 12.10. I grant, their sorrow will better suit that Scripture afterwards, when they apprehend Christ pierced by their sins.
3. It leadeth the man to a self-loathing. A man taking up himself so, cannot but loath himself for his abominations, whereby he hath destroyed himself. There is somewhat of that Spirit of revenge, which is mentioned as a fruit of true repentance, 2 Cor. 7.11.
4. This seriousness doth make the man peremptory to find relief: since it is not in himself, he dare not put off and delay his business, as before: and this is indeed required, that he find himself so pursued and put to it, that he flee for ⟨p. 151⟩refuge somewhere. I grant some have a higher and some a lesser degree of this seriousness, as we show in the former part of this Treatise. But if we speak of the Lords ordinary way of working with those who are come to age, we say, they must very seriously take their Souls estate to heart, despairing of help in themselves: since the whole need no Physician, but those who are sick,