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A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…
A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1655
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A SERMON Of Judgement, Preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord… › Part 8
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4. Another witness that will then rise up against them, will be the very Devils that tempted them: They that did purposely draw them to sin, that they might draw them to Torment for sin: They can witness that you harkned to their Temptations, when ⟨p. 67⟩you would not hearken to Gods Exhortations; They can witness that you obeyed them in working Iniquity. But because you may think the Accusers Testimony is not to be taken, I will not stand on this. Though it is not nothing, where God knoweth it to be true.
4. Another witness that will then rise up against them, will be the very Devils that tempted them: They that did purposely draw them to sin, that they might draw them to Torment for sin: They can witness that you harkned to their Temptations, when ⟨p. 67⟩you would not harken to Gods Exhortations; They can witness that you obeyed them in working Iniquity. But because you may think the Accusers Testimony is not to be taken, I will not stand on this. Though it is not nothing, where God knoweth it to be true.
5. The very Angels of God also may be witnesses against the wicked: Therefore are we advised in Scripture, not to sin before them, Eccl. 5.6. 1 Cor. 11.10. 1 Tim. 5.21. I charge thee before the Elect Angels, &c. They can testify that they would have been ministering Spirits for their good, when the wicked rather chose to be slaves to the Spirit of maliciousness. The holy Angels of God do many a time stand by you when▪ you are sinning▪ They see you, when you see not them. They are employed by God in some