THE

CHRISTIAN'S

GREAT INTEREST;

OR THE TRIAL OF

A SAVING INTEREST IN CHRIST,

AND THE WAY TO ATTAIN IT.

BY THE

REV. WILLIAM GUTHRIE,

MINISTER AT NEW KILMARNOCK, SCOTLAND, 1665.

WITH AN

INTRODUCTORY ESSAY,

BY

REV. THOMAS CHALMERS, D. D.

PHILADELPHIA:

PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION.

WILLIAM S. MARTIEN, PUBLISHING AGENT.

1840.

BV 4914 ,&8 1840

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SECT. I. It is a matter of the highest Importance,

and is to be determined by Scripture,

ib.

SECT. II. Reasons why so few come to the clear

Knowledge of their Interest in Christ,

75

SECT. III. Some Mistakes concerning an Interest

in Christ removed,

88

CHAPTER II.

SECT. I. The way by which the Lord draweth some

to Christ without a sensible preparatory work of

the Law,

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SECT. II. The work of the Law by which the Lord

prepares his way into Men's Souls; which is either

more violent and sudden, or more calm and gradual, 99

SECT. III. The Difference betwixt that preparatory

work of the Law, which has a gracious issue,

and the Convictions of Hypocrites,

115

CHAPTER III.

SECT. I. Of Faith,

125

SECT. II. The Difference between the Faith of Hy-

pocrites, and true saving justifying Faith,

144

CHAPTER IV.

Of the New Creature,

CHAPTER V.

The Difference between a truly renewed Man who is

in Christ, and Hypocrites,

CHAPTER VI.

Of the special Communications of God, and the sin-

gularly gracious Operations of his Spirit,

PART II.

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HOW TO ATTAIN A SAVING INTEREST IN CHRIST.

CHAPTER I.

Some things premised for the information of those

who are more ignorant,

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