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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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Such as plead for sanctification a an evidence of ⟨p. 346⟩justification, don't make their graces causes of their implantation into Christ, or of their justification before the throne of Christ, but they make them testimonies and witnesses to declare the truth of their real implantation into Christ, and of their being justified before the throne of Christ. So 1 Joh. 3.14. We know we are translated from death to life, because we love the brethren. The Apostle makes this a great sign of godliness to love another godly man for godliness sake; and the more godly he is, the more to love him and to delight in him. Now mark, this love of our brethren is not a cause of our translation from death to life (for the very word translated, supposeth such a grace, such a favour of God as is without us) but a sign of our translation from death to life. But of this I have said enough already; as you may see if you will but read from page 189. to page 200. of this Book. But,
1The sixth Proposition is this. There are many scores of precious promises made over to them that believe, to them that trust in the Lord, to them that set him up as the great object of their fear, to them that love him, to them that delight in him, to them that obey him, to them that walk with him, to them that thirst after him, to them that suffer for him, to them that follow after him, &c. Now, all these scores of promises are made for the support, comfort and encouragement of all such Christians whose souls are bespangled with grace. But now if we may not lawfully come to the knowledge of our faith, love, fear, delight, obedience, &c. in a discursive way, arguing from the effect to the cause. What support, what comfort, what advantage shall a sincere Christian have by all those scores of promissory places of Scripture? Doubtless all those scores of promises would be as so many Suns without light, as so many springs without water, as so many breasts without milk, and as so many bodies without souls, to all gracious Christians, were it not lawful for them to form up such a practical syllogism as this is, viz. The Scripture doth plainly and fully declare, that he that