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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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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.
2. The hating of good in others, whilst I am not convinced that it is good, but in my light do judge it to be evil; yea, the speaking against it, yea, the persecuting of it in that case, is not the Sin against the Holy Ghost; for, all these will be found in Paul before he was Converted, and he obtained mercy, because he did these ignorantly·
3. Heart-rising at the thriving of others in the work and way of God, whiles• I love it in my self; yea, the rising of heart against Providence, which often expresseth it self against the Creatures nearest our hand; yea, this rising of heart entertained and maintained, (although they be horrid things leading towards that Unpardonable Sin, yet) are not that Sin; for these may be in the Saints, proceeding from self love, which cannot endure to be darkened by another, and proceeding from some cross in their Idol, under a fit of Temptation: the most part of all this was in Jonah, Jon. 4.
3. Heart-rising at the thriving of others in the work and way of God, whiles• I love it in my self; yea, the rising of heart against Providence, which often expresseth it self against the Creatures nearest our hand; yea, this rising of heart entertained and maintained, (although they be horrid things leading towards that Unpardonable Sin, yet) are not that Sin; for these may be in the Saints, proceeding from self love, which cannot endure to be darkned by another, and proceeding from some cross in their Idol, under a fit of Temptation: the most part of all this was in Jonah, Jon. 4.