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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 8: The Eight 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.
These latter words intend the Ascension of Jesus Christ: His Ascension, when he had upon the Cross made reconciliation for iniquity; his Ascension into the Heavens to prepare our Mansions of Glory for us. For, our Inheritance is in the Heavens; our House, our Hope, our Mansion-House, and our incorruptible and undefiled Inheritance is in Heaven, 2 Cor. 1. 2. Col. 1. 5, 6. Joh. 14. 1, 2. 1 Pet, 1. 3, 4, 5.
This is called the Eternal Inheritance, of which we that are called, have received the Promise already, Heb. 9. 14, 15.
This Inheritance, I say, he is gone to choose for us in the Heavens, because by his Blood he obtained it for us, Heb. 9. 12. and this we are commanded to wait for: but how ridiculous, yea, how great a cheat would this be, had he ⟨p. 149⟩not by his Blood obtained it for us.
This Inheritance, I say, he is gone to chuse for us in the Heavens, because by his Blood he obtained it for us, Heb. 9. 12. and this we are commanded to wait for: but how ridiculous, yea, how great a cheat would this be, had he ⟨p. 149⟩