Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the LifeBrown, John
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Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life
Brown, John
Bible. John XIV, 6 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Jesus Christ; Justification (Christian theology); Sanctification
6. There should be a confident leaning to him in our approaching, and so
we should approach him without fear and diffidence; and that
notwithstanding that we find not our souls in such a good frame as we
would Wish, yea, and guilt looking us in the face.
7. Thus should we roll all the difficulties that come in our way, and
all the discouragements which we meet with, on him, that he may take
away the one and the other, and help us over the one and the other.
8. As we should take an answer to all objections from him alone, and put
him to remove all scruples and difficulties, and strengthen ourselves
against all impediments and discouragements alone, in and through him,
so there should be the bringing of all our positive encouragements from
him alone, and all our hopes of coming speed with the Father should be
grounded upon him.
9. We should expect all our welcome and acceptance with the Father only
in and through Christ, and expect nothing for any thing in ourselves,
nor for our graces, good frame, preparation, or any thing of that kind.
So we should not found our acceptance nor our peace and satisfaction on
ourselves, nor on any thing we have or do; nor should we conclude our
exclusion or want of acceptance, because we do not apprehend our frame
so good as it ought to be; so we should not found our acceptance on our
right performance of duties, for that is not Christ.
10. We should quiet ourselves on him alone in all our approaches,
whatever liveliness we find or miss in duty. We are too much tickled and
fain when duties go well with us, and troubled on the other hand when it
is not so; and the ground of all this is, because we lean too much to
our own duties, and do not quiet ourselves on him alone. And hence it
is, that we are often quieted when we get the duty done and put by,
though we have not met with him there, nor gotten use made of him as was
necessary. All our comfort, peace, and quiet should be founded on him
alone.
11. We should look to him for the removal of all the discouragements
that Satan casts in our way while we are about this or that piece of
worship, to put us back, or cause us to advance slowly and faintingly;
and casting them all on him, go forward in our duty.
12. We should look for all our returns and answers only in and through
him, and lay all the weight of our hopes and expectations of a good
answer only on him, 1 John v. 13, 14, 15.
For caution I would add a word or two:
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