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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.
First, the Law, as saith the Apostle, Rom. 3. 20. Therefore by the deeds of the Law shall no flesh be justified in his sight, viz. Gods sight: For by the Law is the knowledge of sin.
2. The Spirit of Christ doth make manifest, or reprove of sin, as it is written, John 16. 8. 9. And when he (the Spirit) is come, he will reprove the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement; of sin, because they believe not on me, saith the Son of Mary, which is Christ.
2. The Spirit of Christ doth make manifest, or reprove of sinne, as it is written, John 16. 8. 9. And when he (the Spirit) is come, he will reprove the world of sinne, of righteousnesse, and of judgement; of sin, because they believe not on me, saith the Son of Mary, which is Christ.
Now, the Law doth sometimes by its own power manifest sin without the spirit of Christ;1 as in the case of Judas who was convinced of the sin of murder, which made made him cry out, I have sinned; yet at that time he was so far from having the spirit ⟨p. 79⟩of Christ in him, that he was most violently possessed of the Devil, Luke 22. 3, 4.
Now, the Law doth sometimes by its own power manifest sin without the spirit of Christ;