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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.
The Apostle in these nine first Verses, or most of them, is speaking of the Divinity, or Godhead of the Son of Mary, and showing that he made the World: Now in this ninth verse he speaketh of Man as he is in his coming into the world, and not as he is a regenerate person. Now every man, as he comes into the world, receives a light from Christ as he is God, which light is the Conscience, that some call Christ, though falsely. This Light, or Conscience, will show a man that there is a God, and that this God is Eternal, Rom. 1. 20. This light doth discover this Eternal God, by his works in the world; for saith the Scripture before named, The invisible things of him (meaning God) from the Creation of the world are clearly seen, ⟨p. 68⟩being understood by the things that are made; even his eternal power and Godhead. This light also will reprove of sin, or convince of, and make manifest sins against the Law of this Eternal God: So, that man, before he is regenerate, is able by that light to know that sins against the Law, are sins against God, as is manifested in the unconverted Pharisees, who, (as Christ told them) had neither the love of God, nor the word of God abiding in them, John 5. 38, 42. yet knew sins against the Law to be sins; for they were offended at a woman for committing adultery, which act was forbidden, Mat. 5. 27, 28. by the Law; and ti• said also, they were convicted of sin by their own consciences, John 8. 7, 8, 9, 10.
The Apostle in these nine first Verses, or most of them, is speaking of the Divinity, or Godhead of the Sonne of Mary, and shewing that he made the World: Now in this ninth verse he speaketh of Man as he is in his comming into the world, and not as he is a regenerate person. Now every man, as he comes into the world, receives a light from Christ as he is God, which light is the Conscience, that some call Christ, though falsly. This Light, or Conscience, will shew a man that there is a God, and that this God is Eternal,