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The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of…The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of…
The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of adoption and trial thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. John 1.12,13. By T.H.The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of adoption and triall thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. Iohn 1.12,13. By T.H.
London: printed by T. Badger for P. Stephens and C. Meredith, 1640
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2. Grounds. 1. That these men were never truly engrafted into the Vine Christ Jesus; they were never truly soldered, and united into Christ as parts of his mystical body, whereof he is the head, and accordingly being never truly conjoined unto him, no marvel if in time they be drawn dry, and become as branches unprofitable; that which they do is by a common influence of the spirit of God enabling them unto some duties, whereby he pleaseth to glorify his name, and as that whereby we continue and persevere in the state of grace, is our union and society with the Lord Jesus, whereby we become one with him, and none shall take us out of his hands; so that which makes the fruit of the spirit to wither and come to nothing in us after a time, is the want of this conjunction with Christ, because the seed of God is not in us; such are nourished not from the power which diffuseth it self from the head to the members, ⟨p. 235⟩but from some external cause and work of the spirit, but out of the mystical body of Christ.
2. Grounds. 1. That these men were never truly engrafted into the Vine Christ Iesus; they were never truly sodered, and united into Christ as parts of his mysticall body, whereof hee is the head, and accordingly being never truly conjoyned unto him, no marvell if in time they be drawn dry, and become as branches unprofitable; that which they doe is by a common influence of the spirit of God enabling them unto some duties, wherby hee pleaseth to glorifie his name, and as that whereby wee continue and persevere in the state of grace, is our union and society with the Lord Iesus, whereby we become one with him, and none shall take us out of his hands; so that which makes the fruit of the spirit to wither and come to nothing in us after a time, is the want of this conjunction with Christ, because the seed of God is not in us; such are nourished not from the power which diffuseth it selfe from the head to the members, ⟨p. 235⟩but from some externall cause and worke of the spirit, but out of the mysticall body of Christ.