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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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They of Jaakobs house who had taken with them strange gods, brought them to Jacob, and their idolatrous earrings too (Gen. 35.4.) which was a real confession of their sin, and a demonstration of the truth of their repentance.
They of Iaakobs house who had taken with them strange gods, brought them to Iaakob, and their idolatrous earings too (Gen. 35.4.) which was a reall confession of their sinne, and a demonstration of the truth of their repentance.
Achan, though he knew he should die for it, yet made this open confession. (Josh. 7.20.) Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: and thus and thus have I done. It is probable that he was the rather induced to make this confession, because Joshua had told him, that thereby he should give glory to the Lord God of Israel in the verse immediately before:1 and that he obtained mercy for the remission of his sin before God, and salvation of his soul.
Achan, though he knew he should die for it, yet made this open confession. (Iosh. 7.20.) Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: and thus and thus have I done. It is probable that he was the rather enduced to make this confession, because Ioshua had told him, that thereby he should give glory to the Lord God of Israel in the verse immediately before:1 and that he obtained mercy for the remission of his sin before God, and salvation of his soule.
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