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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.
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.
3. This matter is so clear, and supposed to be so not our in the Scripture, and so manifest to all who are under the Ordinances, that the Lord doth often speak of transacting with Himself, not making mention of the Mediator; because it is supposed, that every one in the Church knoweth that now there is no dealing with God, except by and through Christ Jesus the Mediator.
4. Consider that Christ Jesus, God-man is not only a sit trysting place for God and Men to meet into, and a fit spokesman to treat between the parties now at variance,