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The poor doubting Christian drawn to Christ. Wherein the main hindrances, which keep men…
The poor doubting Christian drawn to Christ. Wherein the main hindrances, which keep men from coming to Christ, are discovered. : With special helps to recover God's favour. / By Thomas Hooker. ; With an abstract of the author's life. ; [Four lines from Isaiah]
Boston: printed by Green for D. Henchman, 1743
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2. The second Rule. Bring the Promise home to thy Heart, that the Promise may bring thy Heart to it. And thus I would have you reason: The Lord Jesus Christ, by the Power of his SPIRIT, is in the Promise undeniably, and undoubtedly, and unspeakably accompanying in his Manner, as he shall see fit. This I say, That the almighty Power of CHRIST doth really and continually accompany the Promise for the Good of his▪ ⟨p. 115⟩Hence it is called, The SPIRIT of Promise; for there is an almighty creating Work goes along with the Promise. And I reason thus▪ That Word that discerns the Thoughts of the Hearts of Men, that Word must needs have the almighty Work of GOD'S SPIRIT accompanying of it: So far as GOD hath promised it, not when thou haply thinkest it fit, but when GOD sees it fit. He doth it as a voluntary Workman; therefore thou considerest that there is an almighty Power, and a Fullness in the Promise: Then lay that Promise upon thy own Heart, and conclude it, and look for Virtue from thence, to draw thy Soul to it again.
2. The second Rule. Bring the Promise home to thy Heart, that the Promise may bring thy Heart to it. And thus I would have you reason: The Lord Jesus Christ, by the Power of his SPIRIT, is in the Promise undeniably, and undoubtedly, and unspeakably accompanying in his Manner, as he shall see fit. This I say, That the almighty Power of CHRIST doth really and continually accompany the Promise for the Good of his▪ ⟨p. 115⟩Hence it is called, The SPIRIT of Promise; for there is an almighty creating Work goes along with the Promise. And I reason thus▪ That Word that discerns the Thoughts of the Hearts of Men, that Word must needs have the almighty Work of GOD'S SPIRIT accompanying of it: So far as GOD hath promised it, not when thou haply think'st it fit, but when GOD sees it fit. He doth it as a voluntary Workman; therefore thou considerest that there is an almighty Power, and a Fulness in the Promise: Then lay that Promise upon thy own Heart, and conclude it, and look for Virtue from thence, to draw thy Soul to it again.