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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.…
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Upon this Representation made of Christ and his Glory in the Gospel, and the Preaching of it, Believers have an Experience of the power and efficacy of the divine Truth contained therein, in the way before mentioned, as the Apostle declares, 2 Cor. 3.18. For we all with open face, beholding as in a Glass, the Glory of the Lord, are changed into the same Image from Glory to Glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Having a Spiritual Light to discern and behold the Glory of Christ, as represented in the Glass of the Gospel, they have experience of its transforming power and efficacy, changing them into the likeness of the Image represented unto them, that is, of Christ himself; which is the saving effect of Gospel-power.
Having a Spiritual Light to discern and behold the Glory of Christ, as represented in the Glass of the Gospel, they have experience of its transfo•ming power and efficacy, changing them into the likeness of the Image represented unto them, that is, of Christ himself; which is the saving effect of Gospel-power.
But this Spiritual Light was lost among men, through the efficacy of their Darkness and Unbelief; they were not able to discover the Glory of Christ, as revealed and proposed in the Gospel, so as to make him the present Object of their Faith and Love. And this Light being lost, they could have no experience of the power of Divine Truth concerning him, changing them into his Image. They could make no affecting discovery of him in the Scripture. All things therein were dark and confused, or at least seemed an inaccessible Mystery, which they could not reduce to practice.