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The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…
The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of all believers by John Bunyan ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1688
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.
Secondly, God's Interest in this People, and prayeth that God would remember that. The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee. True, the Church, the Saints, are despicable in the World, wherefore Men do think to tread them down. The Saints are also weak in Grace, but have Corruptions, that are strong, and therefore Satan, the God of this World, doth think to tread them down: But the ⟨p. 40⟩Saints have a God, the living, the eternal God, and therefore, they shall not be trodden down: Yea, They shall be holden up; for God is able to make them stand, Rom. 14.4.
Secondly, God's Interest in this People, and prayeth that God would remember that. The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee. True, the Church, the Saints, are despicable in the World, wherefore Men do think to tread them down. The Saints are also weak in Grace, but have Corruptions, that are strong, and therefore Satan, the God of this World, doth think to tread them down: But the ⟨p. 40⟩Saints have a God, the living, the eternal God, and therefore, they shall not be troden down: Yea, They shall be holden up; for God is able to make them stand, Rom. 14.4.
It was Haman's mishap, to be engaged against the Queen, and the Kindred of the Queen. 'Twas that that made him he could not prosper; that brought him to Contempt and the Gallows. Had he sought to ruin another People, probably he might have brought his Design to a desired Conclusion: But his compassing the Death of the Queen spoiled all. Satan also, when he fighteth against the Church, must be sure to come to the worst; For God has a Concern in that: Therefore it is said, The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it; but this hindereth not but that he is permitted to make almost what Spoils he will, of those that belong not to God: Oh! how many doth he accuse and soon get out from God, against them, a Licence to destroy them? As he served Ahab and many more. But this I say, is a very great Block in his Way, when he meddleth with the Children: God has an Interest in them. Hath God cast away his People? God forbid!