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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.
Answ.
It is true, that saving Faith by which alone a man can heartily close with ⟨p. 188⟩God in Christ, is above our power, and is the gift of God, as we said before in the Premises:
It is true, that saving Faith by which alone a man can heartily close with ⟨p. 188⟩God in Christ, is above our power, and is the gift of God, as we said before in the Premisees:
Yet remember;
1. The Lord hath left it as a duty upon all who hear this Gospel cordially by Faith to close with his offer of Salvation through Christ, as is clear in the Scripture: and you must know, that although it be not in our power to perform that duty of our selves, yet the Lord may justly Condemn for not performing of it, and we are inexcusable, because at first He made man perfectly able to do whatsoever He should command.