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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
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5. Many poor souls will go on in their profession with lamps without oil,1 just before his second coming. And the Lord knows that most of the professors of this generation,2 are such kind of professors, yea, very foolish professors, which is another sure sign, that the coming of the Lord draws nigh.
5. Many poore souls will go on in their profession with lampes without oyle,1 just before his second comming. And the Lord knowes that most of the professors of this generation,2 are such kind of professors, yea, very foolish professors, which is another sure signe, that the comming of the Lord drawes nigh.
- 1Mat. 25. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, 7.
- 2These things I do but hint in, though I could enlarge upon them Luke 18 8.These thinges I doe but hint in, though I could inlarge upon them Luke 18 8.
6. When the time of Christs second coming is at hand, there will be but a very little* faith in the world. And the Lord knows, that there be many, who are now as high as Lucifer, that at that day for want to faith will be thrown down to the sides of the pit: even into the very belly of Hell.