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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 true, all the Children of Adam are base and naughty before Him, tho charteth His Angels with Folly, Job 4.18. All Nations are less then nothing and vanity before him, Isa. 40.17. There is such a disproportion between God and Men, that unless HE himself had devised than Covenant, and of his own Freewill had offered so to transact with men, •t had been high Treason for Men o• Angels to have imagined that God should have humbled himself and become a Servant, and have taken on our Nature, & have united it by a personal •nion to the Blessed Godhead; and that he should have subjected himself to the shameful Death of the Cross; and all this, that ⟨p. 169⟩men who were Rebels, should be reconciled unto God, and be made Eternal happy, by being In His holy Company forever. But I say all that, was his own device and free choice. Yea, moreover, if God had not sovereignly commanded men to close with Him in and through Christ, Isa. 55.1, 2, 3. Matth. 11.28. 1 Joh. 3.23. 2 Cor. 5.20. no man •urst have made use of that device of His. […] then, although with Abigail I may say, let me be but a Servant, to wash the feet of the servants of my Lord,