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The Christian’s Great Interest

These pages contain William Guthrie’s classic book, with slight editing. For an outline of the book, based on Guthrie’s own summary of the book, see An Overview of the Christian’s Great Interest.

To the Reader.

PART I. The trial of a saving interest in Christ.

  • Introduction
  • Five preliminary matters
  • The work of the law
  • Faith
  • The new creature
  • The difference between a truly renewed man who is in Christ and hypocrites
  • The special communications of God, and the singularly gracious operations of his Spirit

PART II. How to attain a saving interest in Christ.

  • Some things premised for the information of those who are more ignorant
  • True believing on Christ Jesus
  • Objections taken from a man’s unworthiness and the heinousness of his sin, answered
  • The sin against the Holy Ghost
  • Objections taken from want of power to believe, and unfruitfulness, answered
  • Covenanting with God

CONCLUSION.

  • The whole Treatise resumed in a few Questions and Answers

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      • Introduction – Directions for Profitable Reading
      • Chapter 1 – Solicitude
      • Chapter 2 – Impressions
      • Chapter 3 – Knowledge
      • Chapter 4 – Repentance
      • Chapter 5 – Faith
      • Chapter 6 – Mistakes
      • Chapter 7 – Perplexities
      • Chapter 8 – Discouragements
      • Chapter 9 – Cautions
      • Chapter 10 – Encouragements
  • How may someone know if they are truly saved?
    • The Christian’s Great Interest
      • To the Reader
      • Introduction
      • Five preliminary matters
      • The work of the law
      • Faith
      • The new creature
      • The difference between a truly renewed man who is in Christ and hypocrites
      • The special communications of God, and the singularly gracious operations of his Spirit
      • Some things premised for the information of those who are more ignorant
      • True believing on Christ Jesus
      • Objections taken from a man’s unworthiness, and the heinousness of his sin, answered
      • The sin against the Holy Ghost
      • Objections taken from want of power to believe, and unfruitfulness, answered.
      • Covenanting with God
      • Conclusion – The whole treatise resumed in a few questions and answers
      • An Overview of The Christian’s Great Interest
    • The Almost Christian Discovered
      • Introduction
  • Scripture and Catechism Exercises 2018-19
  • Spiritual Mindedness
    • John Owen on Spiritual Mindedness – Preface
    • The Words of the Text Explained
    • The Nature of Being Spiritually Minded
    • Insufficient Evidence of Spiritual Mindedness
    • The Abundancy of Thoughts
    • The Objects of and Motives to Spiritual Thoughts
    • Directions for our Thoughts on Things Above
    • Objects of Spiritual Thoughts in Heaven part 1
    • Objects of Spiritual Thoughts in Heaven part 2
    • The Nature of Meditation on God
    • Rules for Abiding in Thoughts of God
    • How the Affections are Called from the World
    • The Natural Depravity of our Affections
    • Universality in Renewed Affections
    • Delight in the Duties of Divine Worship (1)
    • Delight in the Duties of Divine Worship (2)
    • The Growth of Spiritual Affections

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