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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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Fourthly, guile in respect of the Word, and works of the Spirit: for first, a man may have, first, knowledge of the Word; secondly, assent unto this knowledge; thirdly, a man may make profession of it; fourthly, yea, he may stand for the defence of the truth thereof, and yet may he be beguiled with a false hope of his good estate; all things being wrought in him by that wonderful power of God, whereby he causeth even the wicked and ungodly to give testimony to the truth of his Word.
Fourthly, guile in respect of the Word, and workes of the Spirit: for first, a man may haue, first, knowledge of the Word; secondly, assent vnto this knowledge; thirdly, a man may make profession of it; fourthly, yea, he may stand for the defence of the truth thereof, and yet may he be beguiled with a false hope of his good estate; all things being wrought in him by that wonderfull power of God, whereby hee causeth euen the wicked and vngodly to giue testimony to the truth of his Word.
Secondly, there may be wrought in him, first, a kind of love and joy in the Word; secondly, a willingness to hear it; thirdly, a reformation of some sins and corruptions in the life and conversation (which is done by the restraining, and not sanctifying Spirit,) as there was in Herod, Mark. 6.20. with divers the like graces; and nevertheless as Herod did, he may nourish some one bosom sin, and so be far from the state of sound conversion.
Secondly, there may bee wrought in him, first, a kind of loue and ioy in the Word; secondly, a willingnesse to heare it; thirdly, a reformation of some sinnes and corruptions in the life and conuersation (which is done by the restraining, and not sanctifying Spirit,) as there was in Herod, Mark. 6.20. with diuers the like graces; and neuerthelesse as Herod did, he may nourish some one bosome sinne, and so be farre from the state of sound conuersion.