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The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…
The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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Reas. 2. Because such men are furthest off from repentance, and so from the kingdom of God, and from salvation: For repentance doth most consist in the turning of the heart from sin to God, by persuasion of the Word and holy Spirit: And to this temper the obstinacy and unperswasibleness of such men, is flat opposite; who are not only not persuaded to turn to God, but are persuaded to the contrary; that such persuasion of converting is not to be embraced or regarded; for such are properly called the children of rebellion or disobedience. As therefore those diseases are most mortal, which admit of no cure, and are but the more exasperated, the more they are dealt with; even so also is it with such kind of men.
Reas. 2. Because such men are furthest off from repentance, and so from the kingdome of God, and from salvation: For repentance doth most consist in the turning of the heart from sin to God, by perswasion of the Word and holy Spirit: And to this temper the obstinacy and unperswasibleness of such men, is flat opposite; who are not onely not perswaded to turn to God, but are perswaded to the contrary; that such perswasion of converting is not to be embraced or regarded; for such are properly called the children of rebellion or disobedience. As therefore those diseases are most mortal, which admit of no cure, and are but the more exasperated, the more they are dealt with; even so also is it with such kinde of men.
Reas. 3. Because these men do most grievously increase their guilt in this, that they withstand the means, that God hath sanctified for procuring their salvation: For while they will not suffer themselves to be persuaded to that conversion unto Faith and Repentance, they directly fight against God, and not only so, but in this very thing, that he would, and is some way striving, as it were, to save them.
Reas. 3. Because these men do most grievously encrease their guilt in this, that they withstand the means, that God hath sanctified for procuring their salvation: For while they will not suffer themselves to be perswaded to that conversion unto Faith and Repentance, they directly fight against God, and not onely so, but in this very thing, that he would, and is some way striving, as it were, to save them.