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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.
1. As I hinted before, since the Sin against the Holy Ghost is so remarkable, and may be well known where it is, none should charge themselves with it, unless they can prove and instruct the charge: for it ⟨p. 186⟩it is a great wrong done unto God, to labour to persuade my Soul that He will never Pardon me: it is the very way to make me desperate, and to load me to the Unpardonable Sin. Therefore, unless thou can, and dare say that thou dost hate the way which God hath devised for saving of Sinners, and dost resolve to oppose the thriving of His Kingdom, both with thy self and others, out of malice and despite against God, thou ought not to suspect thy self guilty of this sin.
1. As I hinted before, since the Sin against the Holy Ghost is so remarkable, and may be well known where it is, none should charge themselves with it, unless they can prove and instruct the charge: for it ⟨p. 186⟩it is a great wrong done unto God, to labour to perswade my Soul that He will never Pardon me: it is the very way to make me desperate, and to load me to the Unpardonable Sin. Therefore, unless thou can, and dare say that thou dost hate the way which God hath devised for saving of Sinners, and dost resolve to oppose the thriving of His Kingdom, both with thy self and others, out of malice and despight against God, thou ought not to suspect thy self guilty of this sin.
2. Whatsoever thou hast done against God, if thou dost •ue it, and w•sh it were undone, thou cannot be guilty of this Sin: For in it, heart-malice and despite against God do still prevail.
2. Whatsoever thou hast done against God, if thou dost •ue it, and wsh it were undone, thou cannot be guilty of this Sin: For in it, heart-malice and despight against God do still prevail.