Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life

John (Of Wamphray) Brown

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• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
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• Langue: English

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life by John Brown (of Wamphray) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life Author: John Brown (of Wamphray) Release Date: May 10, 2004 [EBook #12311] Language: English Character set encoding: US-ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHRIST THE WAY *** Produced by Jordan Dohms and PG Distributed Proofreaders CHRIST THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. BY THE LATE REV. JOHN BROWN, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT WAMPHRAY. WRITTEN DURING THE TIME OF HIS BANISHMENT IN HOLLAND. "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."—JOHN XIV. 6. CONTENTS. Dedication The Author to the Reader Recommendation CHAPTER I. Introduction, with some general observations from the cohesion. CHAPTER II. Of the words themselves in general. CHAPTER III. How Christ is the Way in general. "I am the Way." CHAPTER IV. How Christ is made use of for Justification as a Way. CHAPTER V. How Christ is to be made use of, as the Way, for sanctification in general. CHAPTER VI. How Christ is to be made use of, in reference to the killing and crucifying of the Old Man. CHAPTER VII. How Christ is to be made use of, in reference to growing in grace. CHAPTER VIII. How to make use of Christ for taking the guilt of our daily out-breakings away. CHAPTER IX. How to make use of Christ for cleansing of us from out daily spots. CHAPTER X. Some generals proposed. CHAPTER XI. More particularly in what respect Christ is called the Truth. CHAPTER XII. Some general uses from this useful truth, that Christ is the Truth. CHAPTER XIII. How to make use of Christ as the Truth, for growth in knowledge. CHAPTER XIV. How to make use of Christ, as Truth, for comfort, when truth is oppressed and borne down. CHAPTER XV. How to make use of Christ for steadfastness, in a time when truth is oppressed and borne down. CHAPTER XVI. How to make use of Christ as the Truth, when error prevaileth, and the spirit of error carrieth many away. CHAPTER XVII. How to make use of Christ as the Truth, that we may get our case and condition cleared up to us. CHAPTER XVIII. How we shall make use of Christ as the Truth, that we may win to right and suitable thoughts of God. CHAPTER XIX. "And the Life." How Christ is the Life. CHAPTER XX. Some general uses. CHAPTER XXI. How to make use of Christ as the Life, when the believer is so sitten-up in the ways of God, that he can do nothing. CHAPTER XXII. How Christ is to be made use of as our Life, in case of heartlessness and fainting through discouragements. CHAPTER XXIII. How to make use of Christ as the Life, when the soul is dead as to duty. CHAPTER XXIV. How shall the soul make use of Christ, as the Life, which is under the prevailing power of unbelief and infidelity. CHAPTER XXV. How Christ is made use of as the Life, by one that is so dead and senseless, as he cannot know what to judge of himself, or his own case, except what is naught. CHAPTER XXVI. How is Christ, as the Life, to be applied by a soul that misseth God's favour and countenance. CHAPTER XXVII. How shall one make use of Christ as the Life, when wrestling with an angry God because of sin? CHAPTER XXVIII. No man cometh to the Father but by me. CHAPTER XXIX. How should we make use of Christ, in going to the Father, in prayer, and other acts of worship? DEDICATION. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND RELIGIOUS LADY, THE LADY STRATHNAVER. MADAM, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone, in whom all the building fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord; as it ought to be the principal concern of all who have not sitten down on this side of Jordan to satisfy their souls (once created for, and in their own nature requiring, in order to satisfaction, spiritual, immortal, and incorruptible substance,) with husks prepared for beasts, to be built in and upon this corner-stone, for an habitation of God, through the Spirit; so it ought to be the main design and work of such as would be approven of God as faithful labourers and coworkers with God, to be following the example of him who determined not to know anything among those he wrote unto, save Jesus Christ and him crucified. O! this noble, heart-ravishing, soul-satisfying mysterious theme, Jesus Christ crucified, the short compend of that uncontrovertibly great mystery of godliness, God manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory, wherein are things the angels desire to look unto, or with vehement desire bend, as it were, their necks, and bow down their heads to look and peep into, (as the word used, I Pet. i. 12, importeth) is a subject for angelical heads to pry into, for the most indefatigable and industrious spirits to be occupied about. The searching into, and studying of this one truth, in reference to a closing with it as our life, is an infallible mark of a soul divinely enlightened, and endued with spiritual and heavenly wisdom; for though it be unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness, yet unto them who are called, it is Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. O what depths of the manifold wisdom of God are there in this mystery! The more it is preached, known, and believed aright, the more it is understood to be beyond understanding, and to be what it is—a mystery. Did ever any preacher or believer get a broad look of this boundless ocean, wherein infinite wisdom, love that passeth all understanding, grace without all dimensions, justice that is admirable and tremendous, and God in his glorious properties, condescensions, high and noble designs, and in all his perfections and virtues, flow over all banks; or were they ever admitted to a prospect hereof in the face of Jesus