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An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustratedAn analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated
An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applied by their uses for a further progress in holiness / by ... William Ames ...An analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applyed by their uses for a further progresse in holinesse / by ... William Ames ...
London: printed by E.G. for John Rothwell, 1641London: printed by E.G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1641
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3. To exhort all to seek this kingdom of God above all other things, according as Christ bids us; first seek the kingdom of God. And not only the happiness of those that are admitted to be partakers of this kingdom, but also the misery of all those that are excluded from it, should be an argument to persuade hereunto: for there are two spiritual kingdoms, and every man must needs be a subject of one of them: the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness; the kingdom of righteousness and grace, and the kingdom of sin; the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of the Devil, who is called the Prince of this world. All those that are excluded out of the kingdom of God, of grace and salvation, are necessarily included in the kingdom of the Devil, sin and darkness; and deservedly doth this befall all unbelievers and impenitent men, according to that commination, Deut. 28. 45.
3. To exhort all to seeke this kingdome of God above all other things, according as Christ bids us; first seeke the kingdome of God. And not only the happinesse of those that are admitted to be partakers of this kingdome, but also the mise•y of all those that are excluded from it, should be an argument to perswade hereunto: for there are two spirituall kingdomes, and every man must needs be a subject of one of them: the kingdome of light and the kingdome of darknesse; the kingdome of righteousnesse and grace, and the kingdome of sinne; the kingdome of God, and the kingdome of the Devill, who is called the Prince of this world. All those that are excluded out of the kingdome of God, of grace and salvation, are necessarily included in the kingdome of the Devill, sinne and darknesse; and deservedly doth this befall all unbeleevers and impenitent men, according to that commination, Deut. 28. 45.
Doct. 9. The faithful must seek not only to have an entrance into the kingdom of God, but also an entrance in a plentiful and abundant manner.