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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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But he was lost when he became a Renegado: When he renounced his Christian faith: when he acknowledged Mahomet to be the great Prophet; when he yielded to be circumcised, and have all his hair shaved off, and to put on Turkish attire, and when he professed himself a Mahometan, then He was lost.
But he was lost when he became a Renegado: When he renounced his Christian faith: when he acknowledged Mahomet to be the great Prophet; when he yeelded to be circumcised, and have all his haire shaved off, and to put on Turkish attire, and when he professed himselfe a Mahometan, then He was lost.
Had he not yielded to those evidences of a Renegado, 1but that per force they had been put upon him, he had not been lost. If per force he had been circumcised, if per force he had been shaven, if per force the Turkish turban or tuff had been put upon his head, and other Turkish attire upon his body, he had not thereupon been lost.
Had he not yeelded to those evidences of a Renegado, 1but that per force they had been put upon him, he had not beene lost. If per force he had beene circumcised, if per force he had beene shaven, if per force the Turkish turbant or tuffe had been put upon his head, and other Turkish attire upon his body, he had not thereupon beene lost.
- 1No sin per force
1In this case circumcision it self as it availeth nothing, so it doth no hurt. Circumcision was of old, before Christ was exhibited, an honourable Cognizance whereby Gods people were distinguished