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…

Name: A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near…
Author: William Gouge

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.

William Gouge 1578–1653London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1639London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1639

[6], 90, [2] p. · 21k words · STC 12124 · ESTC S103306

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A RECOVERY FROM APOSTASY. Set forth in a Sermon Preached in Stepney… › Hitherto of the general consideration of my Text, by handling the…: Hitherto of the general consideration of my Text, by handling the two opposite terms…A RECOVERY FROM APOSTACY. Set forth in a Sermon Preached in Stepny… › Hetherto of the generall consideration of my Text, by handling the…: Hetherto of the generall consideration of my Text, by handling the two opposite termes…

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1. They wilfully and utterly reject the only means of pardon, the Lord Jesus Christ. In this respect they are said to tread under foot the Son of God, Heb. 10.29.

1. They wilfully and utterly reject the onely meanes of pardon, the Lord Jesus Christ. In this respect they are said to tread under foot the Sonne of God, Heb. 10.29.

:290p. 76¶2

2. They neither will, nor can repent. It is impossible to renew them again unto repentance. ¹As other sinners who do not repent are not pardoned, so these Apostates, because they cannot repent cannot be recovered.

2. They neither will, nor can repent. It is impossible to renue them againe unto repentance. ¹As other sinners who doe not repent are not pardoned, so these Apostates, because they cannot repent cannot be recovered.

1Heb. •.•, 6.

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3. An irreversible doom of the Judge is absolutely without any limitation gone out against these: but it is not so against any other sinners. The doom is this, Whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him,

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