A26694:447
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
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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.
Fifthly, It appears in putting our names into his will. Brethren, herein is the love of Christ seen towards his people, in that he hath distinguished between them and others. When he made his last VVill and Testament, he put in believers names and left out the rest, Rev. 21. 27. There shall in no wise enter any thing that […], &c. But they which are written in the ⟨p. 199⟩•mbs book of Life. This is a privilege indeed to have your names written in his book, upon his will. Our Saviour bid his disciples rejoice in this that their names were written in heaven, in Christs book, and upon his will: this is matter of joy. But how shall we know whether our names are written in heaven? who shall ascend up into heaven to fetch it down from thence? I answer; we have the copy of his will here upon earth: This word is the copy of his will that is in heaven. If our names be in this book, our names are in his heart. Now let us go to the Law and Testimony, what saith that? that saith, if thou believe thou shalt be saved. If thou repent and be converted, thy sins shall be blotted out Act. 3. 19
Fifthly, It appears in putting our names into his will. Brethren, herein is the love of Christ seen towards his people, in that he hath distinguished between them and others. When he made his last VVill and Testament, he put in believers names and left out the rest, Rev. 21. 27. There shall in no wise enter any thing that 〈…〉, &c. But they which are written in the ⟨p. 199⟩•mbs book of Life. This is a priviledge indeed to have your names written in his book, upon his will. Our Saviour bid his disclples rejoyce in this that their names were written in heaven, in Christs book, and upon his will: this is matter of joy. But how shall we know whether our names are written in heaven? who shall ascend up into heaven to fetch it down from thence? I answer; we have the copy of his will here upon earth: This word is the copy of his will that is in heaven. If our names be in this book, our names are in his heart. Now let us go to the Law and Testimony, what saith that? that saith, if thou believe thou shalt be saved. If thou repent and be converted, thy sins shall be blotted out