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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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It hath been showed before that the HE here meant was an Apostate. He forsook the Church, and in that respect he is said to ⟨p. 23⟩be *[Greek or Hebrew] LOST: That is in the state and case of him to whom eternal destruction and damnation belongeth. His Apostasy therefore implunged him into perdition: where into all Apostates are implunged. So much is intended under this phrase 2[Greek or Hebrew] (Heb. 10.39.) a withdrawing or drawing back unto perdition. The with-drawing whereof he speaketh is from the profession of the true Faith, an Apostasy from it. This is evident by that which in way of opposition, he addeth, [Greek or Hebrew], but of Faith. We are not (saith he) of them that draw back: but of them that cleave close to the true Faith, and fast hold it. Now by adding this inference (unto perdition) to that sin of drawing back, he plainly showeth that Apostasy implungeth into perdition. In this respect that notorious Apostate Judas is, by him that well knew what was his due, styled, the son of perdition, John 17.12. Christ foreseeing that he would fall away, and prove an Apostate, in relation thereunto terms him a son of perdition, that is a man that would implunge him self into eternal destruction.
It hath beene shewed before that the HEE here ment was an Apostate. Hee forsooke the Church, and in that respect hee is said to ⟨p. 23⟩be *〈non-Latin alphabet〉 LOST: That is in the state and case of him to whom eternall destruction and damnation belongeth. His Apostacy therefore implunged him into perdition: where into all Apostates are implunged. So much is intended under this phrase