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A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near…A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere…
A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friars London Herein is the history of the surprisal and admirable escape of the said penitent.A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.
London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1639London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1639
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By this caveat added to the direction it appears how a Christian jealousy may stand with an undanted resolution. Jealousy, in regard of our own weakness: Resolution, in regard of Gods assistance.
By this caveat added to the direction it appeares how a Christian jealousie may stand with an undanted resolution. Iealousie, in regard of our owne weaknesse: Resolution, in regard of Gods assistance.
13. Set your heart on Christ and on his Gospel. Be affected therewith as David was with God and his Law: which were his Love, his Joy, his Delight; sweeter to him then honey and the honey-comb. better then silver and gold. Love is of an uniting nature: it makes the soul of him that loveth to cleave close to the object loved: as the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, (1 Sam. 18.1) so as he never renounced him, nor failed him in any strait. But if, while men outwardly profess the truth, they do not inwardly and heartily love it, it may seem just to the Lord, to send them strong delusions that they should believe a lie (as is threatened, 2 Thess. 2.11.) and so renounce the true faith.
13. Set your heart on Christ and on his Gospell. Be affected therewith as David was with God and his Law: which were his Love, his Ioy, his Delight; sweeter to him then hony and the hony-combe. better then silver and gold. Love is of an uniting nature: it makes the soule of him that loveth to cleave close to the object loved: as the soule of Jonathan was knit with the soule of David, (1 Sam. 18.1) so as he never renounced him, nor failed him in any strait. But if, while men outwardly professe the truth, they doe not inwardly and heartily love it, it may seeme just to the Lord, to send them strong delusions that they should beleeve a lie (as is threatned,