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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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1. Although God made man perfect at the beginning, and put him in some capacity of transacting with Him immediately, Eccl. 7 29. Gen. 2.16, 17 yet man by his Fall, did put himself at a perfect ⟨p. 193⟩distance with God, and in a utter incapacity to bargain or deal any more with Him immediately.
2. The Lord did, after Adam's fall, make manifest the New Covenant, in which he did signify that he was content to transact with man again, in & through a Mediator; and so did appoint men to come to Him through Chr•t, Heb 7.25. and to look for acceptation only in him, Eph. 1.6. Ordaining men to hear Christ, He being the only party, in whom God was well pleased, Mat. 17.5.
2. The Lord did, after Adam's fall, make manifest the New Covenant, in which he did signifie that he was content to transact with man again, in & through a Mediator; and so did appoint men to come to Him through Chr•t, Heb 7.25. and to look for acceptation only in him, Eph. 1.6. Ordaining men to hear Christ, He being the only party, in whom God was well pleased, Mat. 17.5.