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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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1There are Apostates who having once turned their face from their Lord, never turn to him again, as they of whom it is said (Joh. 6.66.) From that time many of Christs Disciples went back and walked no more with him. Of these, some are such, as in regard of the event, never do repent. Others are such as in regard of the nature of their sin, never can repent.
1There are Apostates who having once turned their face from their Lord, never turne to him againe, as they of whom it is said (Ioh. 6.66.) From that time many of Christs Disciples went backe and walked no more with him. Of these, some are such, as in regard of the event, never doe repent. Others are such as in regard of the nature of their sin, never can repent.
- 1Apostates who never return.Apostates who never returne.
1I find in Scripture one and that but one only kind of Apostates excluded from all hope of recovery. True it is that every Apostate implungeth himself into the state of perdition (as hath been proved before) inso-much as if he live and die in that estate of Apostasy he cannot be saved. But there is a kind of Apostasy which is styled a sin unto death, for which no prayer is to be made (1 John 5.16.) and for which there remaineth no more sacrifice (Heb. 10.26.) and which ⟨p. 71⟩