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“Man Under Four Different Conditions” – Samuel Bolton

“Man Under Four Different Conditions” – Samuel Bolton

An excerpt from “True Christian Freedom” by Samuel Bolton: “Augustine describes man under four different conditions: Before the law he neither fights nor strives against sin. Under the law he fights but is overcome. Under grace he fights and conquers. But in heaven it is all conquest, and there is no combat more to all eternity. It is our happiness here in grace that there is a conquest, though a daily combat: we fight, but we get the victory; sin…

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What is “Christian Meditation”? Excerpt from Thomas Watson

What is “Christian Meditation”? Excerpt from Thomas Watson

A Treatise Concerning Meditation (An excerpt) By Thomas Watson “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.” – Psalm 1:2 “If it be inquired what meditation is, I answer — Meditation is the soul’s retiring of itself, that by a serious and solemn thinking upon God, the heart may be raised up to heavenly affections. This description has three branches. 1. Meditation is the soul’s retiring of itself. A Christian,…

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