A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice

Name: A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice
Author: John Bunyan

A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice, or, With who, and who not, I can hold church-fellowship, or the communion of saints

John Bunyan 1628–1688London: printed for Francis Smith, 1672

[10], 130 p. · 23k words · Wing B5506 · ESTC R36326

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A Confession of my Faith; and a reason of my practice in worship, &c.

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:18p. 3¶5

5. I believe, that these three are in Nature, Essence, and Eternity, equally one. These three are one. 1 Joh. 5.7.

:19p. 3¶6

6. I believe, there is a World to come. Heb. 2.5. chap. 6.5.

:20p. 3¶7

7. I believe, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just, and unjust. Many that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to everlasting shame and contempt. Marvel not at this. For the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth, they that have done good, to the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of Damnation. Act. 24.15. Dan. 12.2. Joh. 5.28.

7. I believe, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just, and unjust. Many that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to everlasting shame and contempt. Marvail not at this. For the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth, they that have done good, to the resurrection of life, and they that have done evill, to the resurrection of Damnation. Act. 24.15

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