A Puritan at Heart

Daily quote from the puritans

Christ-freely offered

Faith is a grace that comes to get, and not to give; or if it gave anything, it is the ills of the soul, but nothing of good does it pretend to give. The sinner, in believing, upon the matter, says, ‘Lord, I give thee my folly, and take thee for my only wisdom; I give thee my guilt, that thou may be Lord of my righteousness; I give thee my defilements, and take thee for sanctification; I give thee my chains and fetters, that I may be indebted to thee for redemption and liberty; I give thee my poverty, and take thee for my only riches; I give thee my wicked, wandering, hard, and deceitful heart, that thou mayst give me the new heart and new spirit promised in thy covenant.’ Thus, I say, Christ is freely offered and must be freely recived." [Ebenezer Erskine]

April 16, 2007 Posted by Deejay | Erskine | | No Comments