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Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of…
Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second coming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to several questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustering storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the virtue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunyan ...Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ...
London: printed for J. Wright the younger, 1656
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.
4. That very body of the son of Mary which was crucified, did rise again from the dead, after he had been buried in Josephs Sepulchre; that he in that very body ascended up into heaven; and in that very body shall come again to these ends. 1. First to judge the quick and the dead. 2. To receive his Saints to himself. 3. To pass eternal condemnation on his enemies. These things in brief I shall touch ⟨p. 48⟩upon, according to the wisdom given me. And therefore that Christ is very God, I shall first prove by plain texts of Scripture. 2. From the testimony of God, Angels, and men, witnessed by the Scriptures. 3. By several Arguments drawn from Scripture, which will prove the same clearly.
4. That very body of the sonne of Mary which was crucified, did rise again from the dead, after he had been buried in Josephs Sepulchre; that he in that very body ascended up into heaven; and in that very body shall come again to these ends. 1. First to judge the quick and the dead. 2. To receive his Saints to himselfe. 3. To passe eternal condemnation on his enemies. These things in brief I shall touch ⟨p. 48⟩upon, according to the wisedom given me. And therefore that Christ is very God, I shall first prove by plain texts of Scripture. 2. From the testimony of God, Angels, and men, witnessed by the Scriptures. 3. By several Arguments drawn from Scripture, which will prove the same clearly.
1. Then to prove it by the Scriptures; though indeed the whole Book of Gods holy Scripture, testify these things plainly to be most true, yet there be some places more pregnant and pertinent to the thing then others; and therefore I shall mention some of them: As first, mind that in Prov. 8. v. 22, &c. and there you shall find him spoken of under the name of Wisdom, the same name that is given him in