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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.
Arg. 3. The thing about which we move here, is a matter of the greate• concernment in […] •he world: It is the Life of our […]. 32.47. Oh! shall men study to be Express Explicit, Plain and Peremptory in all their other great businesses, because they are such, and shall they not much more be peremptory and express in this, which doth most concern them? I wonder that many not only do not speak it with their mouth, but that they do not Swear and subscribe it with their hand, and do not every thing for securing of God to themselves in Christ, and themselves unto God, which the Scripture doth warrant, Isa. 44.5.
Arg. 3. The thing about which we move here, is a matter of the greate• concernment in 〈…〉 •he world: It is the Life of our 〈…〉. 32.47. Oh! shall men study to be Express Explicite, Plain and Peremptory in all their other great businesses, because they are such, and shall they not much more be peremptory and express in this, which doth most concern them? I wonder that many not only do not speak it with their mouth, but that they do not Swear and subscribe it with their hand, and do not every thing for securing of God to themselves in Christ, and themselves unto God, which the Scripture doth warrant, Isa. 44.5.
This also may have its own weight, as an argument to press this way of Covenanting with God. The business of interest in Christ, and of real and honest transacting with him, is a thing, which in the experience of Saints, is most frequently brought upon debate and in question. Therefore men had need, all the ways they can, even by Thought, Word and Deed, to put it to a point.