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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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2. He who so transacteth with God, should hold steadfast that determination and conclusion. It is a shame for a man, whose heart hath closed with God, and whose mouth hath ratified and confirmed it solemnly before Him, to contradict himself again, and to admit any thing to the contrary, he ought boldly to maintain the thing against all deadly.
2. He who so transacteth with God, should hold stedfast that determination and conclusion. It is a shame for a man, whose heart hath closed with God, and whose mouth hath ratified and confirmed it solemnly before Him, to contradict himself again, and to admit any thing to the contrary, he ought boldly to maintain the thing against all deadly.
Then let me obtest you who desire to be established in the matter of your interest ⟨p. 212⟩in God, that with all conveni•cy you set apart a piece of time for Prayer before God, and labouring to work up your heart to Seriousness, Affection, and the Faith of the duty, to make a Covenant, and to transact with God by express word after this manner.
O Lord, I am a lost and broken Creature by Nature, & by innumerable actual transgressions which I do confess particularly before thee this day; and although, being born within the visible Church, I was from the Womb in Covenant with thee, & had the same Sc•d unto me in Baptism, yet for a long time, I have lived without God in the world, senseless and ignorant of my Obligation, by virtue of that Covenant. Thou hast (at length) discovered unto me, and bound upon my heart, my miserable state in my self, and hast made manifest unto my heart, the satisfying relief thou hast provided by Christ Jesus, offering the same freely unto me, upon condition that I would accept of the same, & would close with the as my God in Christ, warranting and commanding me upon my utmost Peril, to accept of this offer, and to flee unto Christ Jesus: yea, to my apprehension, now thou hast sovereignly determined