The Christian's Great Interest

About this book

William Guthrie's treatise on how a person may come to have a true interest in Christ, first published in 1659. Guthrie first shows how Christ and His benefits are offered in the gospel, then gives plain marks by which readers may try whether they have truly closed with Him. A jewel of Scottish Puritan pastoral writing.

Contents

1. Introductory Essay.
2. Memoirs of the Rev. William Guthrie. 🔒
3. To the Reader. 🔒
4. Introduction. 🔒
5. Sect. I. It is a Matter of the highest Importance, and is to be determined by Scripture. 🔒
6. SECT. II. Reasons why so few come to the clear Knowledge of their Interest in Christ. 🔒
7. SECT. III. Some Mistakes concerning an Interest in Christ removed. 🔒
8. SECT. I. The Ways by which the Lord draweth some to Christ, without a sensible preparatory work of the Law. 🔒
9. SECT. II. The Work of the Law, by which the Lord prepares his way unto Men’s Souls; which is either more violent and sudden, or more calm and gradual. 🔒
10. SECT. III.—The Difference betwixt that preparatory work of the Law which hath a gracious issue, and the Convictions of Hypocrites. 🔒
11. SECT. I.—Of Faith. 🔒
12. SECT. II.—The Difference between the Faith of Hypocrites, and true saving justifying Faith. 🔒
13. Chap. IV. Of the New Creature. 🔒
14. Chap. V. The Difference between a truly renewed Man who is in Christ, and Hypocrites. 🔒
15. Chap. VI. Of the special Communications of God, and the singular gracious Operations of his Spirit. 🔒
16. Part II. How to Attain a Saving Interest in Christ. 🔒
17. Chap. I. Some things premised for the Information of those who are more Ignorant. 🔒
18. Sect. I.—What it is to close with God's Device of saving Sinners by Christ Jesus, and that it is a necessary Duty. 🔒
19. Sect. II. What is previously required of those that would believe on Christ Jesus. 🔒
20. Sect. III. The Properties and native Consequences of true Believing. 🔒
21. Objections taken from a Man’s Unworthiness, and the heinousness of his Sin, answered. 🔒
22. Chap. IV. Of the Sin against the Holy Ghost. 🔒
23. Chap. V. Objections, taken from Want of Power to believe, and Unfruitfulness, answered. 🔒
24. Chap. VI. Of Covenanting with God. 🔒
25. Conclusion. 🔒