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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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3 This serves for trial to know whether we be in the Church or no, and so whether Christ be our head. Do we feel in us spiritual life and motion, namely, the graces of Gods Spirit dwelling in our hearts? It is a sign we are united to our head Christ: but if we be still dead in our sins, dull in our understanding, &c. we may justly fear that we are not in Christ. 2 If there be a mutation and change in our nature; if our conversation be heavenly, and we partakers of the divin• quality, it is a token we are grafted into the true Olive tree: which as they report, contrary to other stocks, ⟨p. 64⟩changeth […] into it own.
3 This serues for triall to know whether wee bee in the Church or no, and so whether Christ bee our head. Doe wee feele in vs spirituall life and motion, namely, the graces of Gods Spirit dwelling in our hearts? It is a signe wee are vnited to our head Christ: but if we bee still dead in our sinnes, dull in our vnderstanding, &c. wee may iustly feare that wee are not in Christ. 2 If there be a mutation and change in our nature; if our conuersation bee heauenly, and wee partakers of the diuin• quality, it is a token we are grafted into the true Oliue tree: which as they report, contrary to other stockes, ⟨p. 64⟩changeth 〈…〉 into it owne.
Doct. Out […] no salvation. Which is to be understood of […] Church, that they who are not of the number […] who are united to Christ, can look for no salvation, •nd not of particular Churches; as to say, that because he is not of this or that congregation, therefore he cannot be saved: though in the mean while it be a dangerous thing to separate himself from a particular Church; where he sees the plain notes of a true Church. Here are discovered two errors.