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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
LIGHT for them that sit in DARKNESS. › Demonstration 7: The Seventh Demonstration.
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.
Further, when the Apostle looks upon Death, and the Grave, and strengtheneth them by adding to them Sin and the Law, saying, The Sting of Death is sin, and the Strength of Sin is the Law: he presently addeth, but thanks be to God which giveth us the Victory through Jesus Christ, 1 Cor. 15. The Victory over Sin, Death, and the Law, the Victory over these through our Lord Jesus Christ; but God hath given us the Victory: but it is through our Lord Jesus Christ, through his fulfilling the Law, through his destroying Death, and through his bringing in Everlasting Righteousness. Elisha said to the King of Israel, that had it not been that he regarded the Person of Jehoshaphat, he would not look to him, nor regard him, 2 Kin. 3. 14. nor would God at all have looked to, or regarded thee, but that he respected the Person of Jesus Christ.
Let the Peace of God therefore rule in your Hearts, to the which also you are called in one body, and be you thankful, Col. 3. 15. The Peace of ⟨p. 146⟩God, of that we have spoken before; but how should this rule in our Hearts? he by the next words directs you; Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly; that is, the Word that makes revelation of the Death and Blood of Christ, and of the Peace that is made with God for you thereby.
Giving thanks always for all things unto God & the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Ephes. 5. 20. For all things: for all things come to us through this Name Jesus; Redemption, Translation, the Kingdom, Salvation, with all the good things wherewith we are blessed.