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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.
The other great consequent of Believing, is, An unparalleled Communion.
The other great consequent of Believing, is, An unparallel'd Communion.
1. By virtue whereof, the parties themselves do belong each to o•her. The Lord is the God of His People, He Himself, FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST, is their God, in all his Glorious Attributes, his Justice as well as his Mercy, his Wisdom, Power, Holiness, &c. For, He becometh the God of his People, as he often speaketh in the Covenant. On the other part, The Believers are His People, in their very persons they are his, as the Covenant doth speak: They shall be his People, their head, their heart, then hand, &c. whatsoever they are, they are His.
1. By vertue whereof, the parties themselves do belong each to o•her. The Lord is the God of His People, He Himself, FATHER, SON, and HOLYGHOST, is their God, in all his Glorious Attributes, his Justice as well as his Mercy, his Wisdom, Power, Holiness, &c. For, He becometh the God of his Peole, as he often speaketh in the Covenant. On the other part, The Believers are His People, in their very persons they are his, as the Covenant doth speak: They shall be his People, their head, their heart, then hand, &c. whatsoever they are, they are His.
2. By virtue of this Communion they have a mutual interest into one another's whole goods and gear, in as far as can be useful. ⟨p. 165⟩All the Lords Word doth belong to the Believer Threatenings as well as Promises for their good, all his Ways, all his Works of all sorts, special Communications, Death, Devils even all things, in so far as can be useful, 1 Cor. 2.21, […] On the other side, all which belongeth to the Believer is the Lords; Heritage, Children, Life, Wife, Credit, &c. all is at his disposing; if any of these can be useful to Him, the Believer is to forego them, else he falsifieth that Communion, and declareth himself in so far, unworthy of Christ,