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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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It is a principle in Christian Religion, an acknowledged verity that it is the duty of the Disciples of Christ, especially as united in Churches, to propagate the faith of the Gospel, and to make the doctrine of it known unto all, as they have opportunity: yea, this is one principal end of the constitution of Churches and officers in them, Mat. 5.13, 14, 15, 16. 1 Tim. 3.15.
This our Lord Jesus Christ gave in special charge unto his Apostles at the beginning, Mat. 28.19, 20. Mark 16.15, 16. Hereby they were obliged unto the work of propagating the faith of the Gospel, and the knowledge of him therein in all places, and were justified in their so doing. And this they did with that efficacy and success, that in a short time like the light of the Sun, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world, Rom. 10.18. And the Gospel was said to be preached unto every Creature which is under Heaven, Col. 1.23.
The way therefore, whereby they propagated the faith, was by diligent laborious preaching of the Doctrine of the Gospel unto all persons in all places, with patience and magnanimity in undergoing all sorts of sufferings on the account of it, and a declaration of its power in all those virtues and graces, which are useful and exemplary unto mankind.