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Name: The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises
Author: Samuel Bolton

The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...

Samuel Bolton 1606–1654London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657

[34], 420 [i.e. 455], [2] p. : port. · 221k words · Wing B3518 · ESTC R7007

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A TREATISE OF THE LOVES OF CHRIST TO HIS SPOUSE. › Consectary 2 › Conclusion 3: 3. Conclusion. God may forsake his People for a time, not for ever.

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.

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:756p. 66

It is true, it was a promise made to Joshua in particular; but belongs to the whole Church of God in general.

:757p. 66

General promises may have particular applications, and particular general.

:758p. 66

As general promises belong to every particular Member: so particular promises may belong to the whole body. And therefore though it was a promise to Joshua; yet the Apostle (who knew the mind of God makes it ours, as well as his. He brings it into the Common-stock, and shows it part of our riches, Heb. 13.5. Let your Conversation be without Covetousness; for he hath said, He will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. In brief; He will not forsake his Church; 1. Either he will protect them from dange•• 2. Or he will deliver them out, 3. Or he will support them in, 4. Or he will sanctify all to them.

As general promises belong to every paticular Member: so particular promises may belong to the whole body. And therefore though it was a promise to Joshua; yet the Apostle (who knew the mind of God makes it ours, as well as his. Hee brings it into the Common-stock, and shews it part of our riches, Heb. 13.5. Let your Conversation bee without Covetousness; for hee hath said, Hee will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. In brief; Hee will not forsake his Church; 1. Either hee will protect them from dange•• 2. Or hee will deliver them out, 3. Or hee will support them in, 4. Or hee will sanctifie all to them.

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3. Consectary. If the Heart of Jesus Christ be taken with his Church: then all the passages of Gods providence in the World, are for the good of his Church and People.

3. Consectary. If the Heart of Jesus Christ bee taken with his Church: then all the passages of Gods providence in the World, are for the good of his Church and People.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

3. Consectary. If the Heart of Jesus Christ be taken with his Church: then all the passages of Gods providence in the World, are for the good of his Church and People.

3. Consectary. If the Heart of Jesus Christ bee taken with his Church: then all the passages of Gods providence in the World, are for the good of his Church and People.

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