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A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…
A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock ..., 1669
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the Gnostics, who talked high of fellowship and communion with Christ, and yet walked in darkness; they lived in all impurity, ⟨p. 337⟩and yet would make the world believe that they were the only people who knew God, and had fellowship with God, but John tells us they were liars.1 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not the truth. What fellowship hath light with darkness? Such walk in darkness, who promise to themselves the future vision of God's face, whilst they go on in the wilful breach of God's royal Laws. Such who say they know him, and are swallowed up in the enjoyments of him, and yet in the course of their live• walk contrary to him, such are liars. He that saith I know him; 2and keeps not his commandments is a liar. Sanctification and justification are both of them benefits of the Covenant of grace, and therefore to evidence the one by the other,3 can be no turning aside to the covenant of works: You may run and read in the Covenant of grace, that he that is justified is also sanctified, and that he that is sanctified is also justified and therefore, why may not he that knows himself to be really sanctified upon that very ground, safely and boldly conclude, that he is certainly justified. O Sirs! the same spirit that witnesses to a Christian his justification; can shine upon his graces,4 and witness to him his sanctification as well as his justification; and without all controversy, 'tis as much the office of the Spirit to witness to a man his sanctification, as 'tis to witness to him his justification. But you will say, Sir, pray what should be the reasons why many men have, and why some do still cry down marks and signs, and deny sanctification to be an evidence of mens justification, &c. and speak disgracefully of this practice that is now under consideration? I conjecture the Reasons may be such as follow.
the Gnosticks, who talkt high of fellowship and communion with Christ, and yet walkt in darkness; they lived in all impurity,