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A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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Sermon 10: THE CHAMBER of IMAGERY IN THE Church of ROME laid open; OR AN Antidote against Popery.…
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.
Whilst an Experience of the Power of Religion continued in the Primitive Times, all the bloody Rage and Cruelty of the world, all the Craft of Satan, and the Subtlety of Seducers, who abounded, did utterly fail in attempting to deprive Christians of the Truth, and the Profession of it. But when this began to decay, and be lost amongst them, they were quickly deceived, and drawn off from the Simplicity of the Gospel.
Whilst an Experience of the Power of Religion continued in the Primitive Times, all the bloody Rage and Cruelty of the world, all the Craft of Satan, and the Subtilty of Seducers, who abounded, did utterly fail in attempting to deprive Christians of the Truth, and the Profession of it. But when this began to decay, and be lost amongst them, they were quickly deceived, and drawn off from the Simplicity of the Gospel.
Upon the Reformation of Religion in these parts of the world, when the Truth was received in the Love and Power of it, and multitudes had experience of the spiritual benefit and advantage which they received thereby, in Liberty, Holiness and Peace; all the Prisons, Tortures, Swords and Fires, that were applied unto its extirpation, did nothing but diffuse the Profession of it, and root it more firmly in the minds of men. It cannot be lost but by another way, and other means.
The Jesuits and their Associates, have been for an hundred years, contriving Methods and Arts for the dispossessing Nations and Churches of the Truth which they have received, and the introducing the Romish Superstition. They have written Books about it, and practised according to their Principles in every Kingdom and State of Europe, who own the Protestant Religion. But the folly of most of their pretended Arts and Devices unto this end, hath been ridiculous and unsuccessless; and what they have added hereunto of Force, hath been divinely defeated.