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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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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 ⟨p. 13⟩from such as were extranei, out of the covenant and in contempt called uncircumcised (1 Sam. 14.6. and 17.26, 36. Ephes. 2.11.) But by Christ, 2who pulled down the partition wall betwixt Jew and Gentile, was that, (as other rites of that use, which were also Types of the Messiah to come) utterly abolished. On which ground saith the Apostle (Gal. 5.2.) If ye be circumcised Christ shall profit you nothing, that is, If any revive that rite, which (beside that it was a sign of difference betwixt Jew and Gentile, and a bond to tie men to the whole Law) was a Type of the Messiah to come, he denies Christ to be exhibited, and to have wrought mans redemption: and in that respect Christ shall profit him nothing.
1In this case circumcision it selfe as it availeth nothing, so it doth no hurt. Circumcision was of old, before Christ was exhibited, an honourable Cognizance wherby Gods people were distinguished ⟨p. 13⟩from such as were extranei, out of the covenant and in contempt called uncircumcised (1 Sam. 14.6. and 17.26, 36. Ephes. 2.11.) But by Christ, 2