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The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Others will adventure upon 1their common hope of mercy: they have certain general confused apprehensions of mercy in God, upon which they wilfully engage their hopes, without care of reformation, or the particular warrant of their hopes from the Word of God, and so miserably perish: their hopes proving but as the house of the Spider: and the imaginary mercy failing them, they die either as stocks without sense, or as Judas in horrible ⟨p. 203⟩despair.2
3. Others will aduenture vpon 1their common hope of mercy: they haue certaine generall confused apprehensions of mercy in God, vpō which they wilfully engage their hopes, without care of reformation, or the particular warrant of their hopes from the Word of God, and so miserably perish: their hopes prouing but as the house of the Spider: and the imaginarie mercy failing them, they die either as stockes without sense, or as Iudas in horrible ⟨p. 203⟩despaire.2
- 13. They rest upon the common hope.3. They rest vpon the common hope.
- 2Or 4 upon their outward profession of Religion.Or 4 vpon their outward profession of Religion.
4. Others rest themselves upon their outward profession of Religion and some general things wrought in them, and the good opinion others have of them: & so being somewhat near the kingdom of God, they are content to rest there, as the Israelites did near Canaan, though they never possessed it. We see many think, there needs no more to be sure they are in a good condition, then to hear Sermons, & abstain from gross outward profaneness, and to be well reputed of among the godly, &c. pleasing themselves with the show of godliness, though as yet they deny the power of it, as having attained to other righteousness then the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees.