A30167:703
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 9: The Ninth Demonstration.
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Thirdly. He shall come from Heaven with his mighty Angels in flaming-fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Thes. 1. 7, 8.
Here he expressly telleth us wherefore they shall ⟨p. 155⟩be punished: Because they know not God, and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, where also is notably intimated that he that obeyeth not the Gospel of Christ, knoweth not God, neither in his Justice or Mercy. But what is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, but good tidings of good things; to wit, Forgiveness of Sins by Faith in his Blood, an Inheritance in Heaven by Faith in his Blood, as the whole of all the foregoing discourse hath manifested? Now, I say, can it be imagined that God would threaten to come upon the World with this Flaming-Fiery-Vengeance to punish them for their Non-subjection to his Sons Gospel, if there had not been by himself paid to God full price for the Souls of Sinners; if he had not obtained Eternal Redemption by his Blood for Sinners?
Here he expresly telleth us wherefore they shall ⟨p. 155⟩be punished: Because they know not God, and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, where also is notably intimated that he that obeyeth not the Gospel of Christ, knoweth not God, neither in his Justice or Mercy. But what is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, but good tidings of good things; to wit, Forgiveness of Sins by Faith in his Blood, an Inheritance in Heaven by Faith in his Blood, as the whole of all the foregoing discourse hath manifested? Now, I say, can it be imagined that God would threaten to come upon the World with this Flaming-Fiery-Vengeance to punish them for their Non-subjection to his Sons Gospel, if there had not been by himself paid to God full price for the Souls of Sinners; if he had not obtained Eternal Redemption by his Blood for Sinners?