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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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6. The Church which admitteth none but penitents, is thereby declared to be an holy Church, and a communion of Saints.
Thus we see what good ground there is to lay down this ground-work of Penitency as a qualification for such as are restored to the state of salvation: so as all that shall be further spoken of restoring Apostates, must be understood to to be spoken of Penitents. For Christ hath once and again as an irreversible doom denounced, that except men repent they shall perish, Luke 13.3, 5.
Thus we see what good ground there is to lay downe this ground-worke of Penitency as a qualification for such as are restored to the state of salvation: so as all that shall be further spoken of restoring Apostates, must be understood to to be spoken of Penitents. For Christ hath once and againe as an irreversible doome denounced, that except men repent they shall perish, Luke 13.3, 5.
Proceed we now to the structure to be erected upon the afore-said foundation. And that it be not raised higher then the foundation will well bear, we must distinguish betwixt the different kinds of Apostates.
Proceed we now to the structure to be erected upon the afore-said foundation. And that it be not raised higher then the foundation will well beare, we must distinguish betwixt the different kinds of Apostates.