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The sovereign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain itThe soveraign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it

Name: The sovereign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it
Author: William Bates

The sovereign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it by William Bates ...The soveraign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it by William Bates ...

William Bates 1625–1699London: printed by J.D. for Brabazon Aylmer, 1680

[2], 272 p. · 53k words · Wing B1126 · ESTC R2589

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Chapter 3

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:103p. 82–83

And by the way we may observe the admirable Grace showed to Man in the ⟨p. 83⟩renovation of his corrupted Nature. In the composition of his Being are united a Spirit like the Angels, and a Body like terrestrial Animals, by which he partakes of the spiritual and natural Life: but he has peculiar Favours conferred upon him. For, whereas his Soul sinned with the Angels, and his Body dies with the Beasts, yet God is pleased to restore them by his glorious Power. An Angel after Sin never repents, and is therefore incapable of Pardon, and irrecoverably disinherited of Heaven: a Beast after Death never revives: but though Man sins and dies, yet his Soul may be renewed by Divine Grace, and his Body shall be raised in an incorruptible Glory.

And by the way we may observe the admirable Grace shewed to Man in the ⟨p. 83⟩renovation of his corrupted Nature. In the composition of his Being are united a Spirit like the Angels, and a Body like terrestrial Animals, by which he partakes of the spiritual and natural Life: but he has peculiar Favours conferred upon him. For, whereas his Soul sin'd with the Angels, and his Body dies with the Beasts, yet God is pleased to restore them by his glorious Power. An Angel after Sin never repents, and is therefore incapable of Pardon, and irrecoverably disinherited of Heaven: a Beast after Death never revives: but though Man sins and dies, yet his Soul may be renewed by Divine Grace, and his Body shall be raised in an incorruptible Glory.

:104p. 83–85

Now the indispensable necessity of this holy Change is evident from the Words of our Saviour, for he speaks universally, Except a Man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God. He does not simply declare that an unregenerate Man shall not, but with the greatest Emphasis, cannot, to signify an absolute impossibility of it. The Jews highly presumed of the privilege of their carnal Birth, they sprang from the pure and noble Blood of Abraham, ⟨p. 84⟩

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The sovereign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it by William Bates ...The soveraign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it by William Bates ...

Author

William Bates 1625–1699

Place

London

Printer

J.D.

Bookseller

Brabazon Aylmer

Year

1680

Size

[2], 272 p.

Words

52,982

Catalogue

Wing B1126 · ESTC R2589

Text

EEBO-TCP A26808

Passages

300

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The sovereign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain itThe soveraign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it

CHAP. IV.

Faith in the Redeemer is required of all that will obtain Salvation. The choice of Supernatural Happiness previous to our obtaining it. The choice must be sincere, early, and constant. The sincerity of the Heavenly Choice declared by its Qualities and Effects.

Faith in the Redemer is required of all that will obtain Salvation. The choice of Supernatural Happiness previous to our obtaining it. The choice must be sincere, early, and constant. The sincerity of the Heavenly Choice declared by its Qualities and Effects.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. IV.

Faith in the Redeemer is required of all that will obtain Salvation. The choice of Supernatural Happiness previous to our obtaining it. The choice must be sincere, early, and constant. The sincerity of the Heavenly Choice declared by its Qualities and Effects.

Faith in the Redemer is required of all that will obtain Salvation. The choice of Supernatural Happiness previous to our obtaining it. The choice must be sincere, early, and constant. The sincerity of the Heavenly Choice declared by its Qualities and Effects.