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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¹2. The honour achieved by denying the faith may prove like Hamans promotion, which lift him fifty cubits high above ground upon a gibbet: but the honour lost by Apostasy, is ^ba Royal Priesthood, ^ca Crown, ^da Crown of life, ^ean incorruptible Crown of glory, ^fa Kingdom, ^gan heavenly Kingdom, ^han everlasting Kingdom. This is the honour that belongs to such as persevere in the faith; which they who renounce the faith, do forfeit.

¹2. The honour atchieved by denying the faith may prove like Hamans promotion, which lift him fifty cubits high above ground upon a gibbet: but the honour lost by Apostacy, is ^ba Royall Priesthood, ^ca Crowne, ^da Crowne of life, ^ean incorruptible Crowne of glory, ^fa Kingdome, ^gan heavenly Kingdome, ^h

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