A30208:130
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.
Secondly, The Angels do show that the son of Mary is the true God, in that they do not only obey him, but worship him also yea, they are commanded so to do, Heb. 1. 6. where it is written, When he bringeth his first begotten into the world, he (i e) God, saith, And ⟨p. 54⟩let all the Angels of God worship him, viz. the son of Mary. Now the Angels themselves command that we worship none but God, Rev. 22. 8 9. When John fell down to worship the Angel, the Angel said, See thou do it not, for I am thy fellow-servant; worship God Now, if the Angels should command to worship God, and they themselves should worship him that by nature is no God, they should overthrow themselves, in comm••ding one thing, and doing another, and so lose their own habitations, and be shut up in chains of darkness, to be punished with everlasting destruction from God himself at the great day. And thus much concerning the testimony of Angels touching Jesus, the Son of Mary, the Son of God, yea, very an• true God Isa. 9. 6.
Secondly, The Angels doe shew that the sonne of Mary is the true God, in that they do not onely obey him, but worship him also yea, they are commanded so to doe, Heb. 1. 6. where it is wri•ten, When he bringeth his first bego•ten into the world, he (i e) God, saith, And ⟨p. 54⟩let all the Angels of God worship him, viz. the sonne of Mary. Now the Angels themselves command that we worship none but God, Rev. 22. 8 9. When John fell down to worship the Angel, the Angel said, See thou doe it not, for I am thy fellow-servant; worship God Now, if the Angels should command to worship God, and they themselves should worship him that by nature is no God, they should overthrow themselves, in commding one thing, and doing another, and so lose their own habitations, and be shut up in chaines of darknesse, to be punished with everlasting destruction from God himselfe at the great day. And thus much concerning the testimony of Angels touching Jesus, the Sonne of Mary, the Sonne of God, yea, very an true God