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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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It will be hard to give sure Essential differences between the preparatory work in those, in whom afterwards Christ is formed, and those legal stirrings, which are sometimes in Reprobates: If there were not some gracious result of these Convictions and Awakenings of Conscience in the Lords People, and other ⟨p. 50⟩marks, […] •ich we shall speak afterwards […] we• hard to adventure upon any difference that is clear in these legal stirrings. Yet for Answer to the Objection, I shall offer some things, which rarely will be found in the stirrings of Reprobates, and which are ordinarily found in that Law-work, which hath a gracious issue.
It will be hard to give sure Essential differences between the preparatory work in those, in whom afterwards Christ is formed, and those legal stirrings, which are sometimes in Reprobates: If there were not some gracious result of these Convictions and Awakenings of Conscience in the Lords People, and other ⟨p. 50⟩marks, 〈…〉 •ich we shall speak afterwards 〈…〉 we• hard to adventure upon any difference that is clear in these legal stirrings. Yet for Answer to the Objection, I shall offer some things, which rarely will be found in the stirrings of Reprobates, and which are ordinarily found in that Law-work, which hath a gracious issue.