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Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /
Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume / by several ministers in and about London, preached in October, 1689.
London: printed by James Astwood for John Dunton, 1690
Sermon 5: Quest. How is Gospel-Grace the best Motive to Holiness? SERMON V.
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Hymenaeus and Philetus, two considerable persons, and probably highly accounted of in the Church (for we find no such difficulty arose at the turning away of Phygellus and Hermogenes, of whom mention is made, Chap. 1. vers. 15.) Apostatized from the Truth; and whether they were by their Office, Teachers, or no, is not certain; but that their breath was infectious, and that their words did eat as a canker, is testified vers. 17.
Hymenaeus and Philetus, two considerable persons, and probably highly accounted of in the Church (for we find no such difficulty arose at the turning away of Phygellus and Hermogenes, of whom mention is made, Chap. 1. vers. 15.) Apostatiz'd from the Truth; and whether they were by their Office, Teachers, or no, is not certain; but that their breath was infectious, and that their words did eat as a canker, is testified vers. 17.
That their error was in a fundamental Article, (denying the Resurrection) is very obvious; for as the Apostle says, If there be no Resurrection, then is our preaching vain, and our believing vain; 1yet such a darkness, or perverseness rather, hath the Fall, and our corruption betrayed us to, that without God cause his Light to shine into us, there is nothing so senseless, irrational, or unscriptural, which we shall not embrace for truth.
That their error was in a fundamental Article, (denying the Resurrection) is very obvious; for as the Apostle says, If there be no Resurrection, then is our preaching vain, and our believing vain; 1yet such a darkness, or perversness rather, hath the Fall, and our corruption betray'd us to, that without God cause his Light to shine into us, there is nothing so senceless, irrational, or unscriptural, which we shall not embrace for truth.