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A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…
A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1676
Sermon 5: What Spiritual knowledge they ought to seek for that desire to be saved, and by what me…
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Obs. 1. Ignorance of God, his truths or ways is no security against his judgments. Jer. 10.25. Pour out thy fury upon the Heathen that know thee not, &c.
Obs. 2. The knowledge of the will and ways of God is necessary for them, that expect to find favour with God. They that desire God would save them, must labour to know him. That some knowledge of the will of God is needful to all those that expect to be saved, (for we set aside the case of Infants.) I suppose is clear in it self. But when you hear this Doctrine, you may be ready to ask, What is that knowledge, which they who would be saved should seek after? And when that is answered, you may again enquire, What means you are to use for the obtaining of it. And so the case to be spoken to is this, What Spiritual knowledge, or knowledge of the things of God, (for other knowledge at present we take no notice of, however commendable in it self, or secondarily useful to higher ends.) they ought to seek for, who desire to be saved; and how such knowledge may be attained. Of this Case1 there be two parts. I shall speak distinctly to each: and so first show, what is that knowledge we are to seek after; and then give directions for the attaining of it.
Obs. 2. The knowledge of the will and ways of God is necessary for them, that expect to find favour with God. They that desire God would save them, must labour to know him. That some knowledge of the will of God is needful to all those that expect to be saved, (for we set aside the case of Infants.) I suppose is clear in it self. But when you hear this Doctrine, you may be ready to ask, What is that knowledge, which they who would be saved should seek after? And when that is answered, you may again enquire, What means you are to use for the obtaining of it. And so the case to be spoken to is this, What Spiritual knowledge, or knowledge of the things of God, (for other knowledge at present we take no notice of, however commendable in it self, or secondarily useful to higher ends.) they ought to seek for, who desire to be saved; and how such knowledge may be attained. Of this Case