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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.
3. It makes the Soul to wait patiently, for the glory that is to be revealed at the second appearing of the man Christ Jesus, whom God hath raised from the dead; which hath also delivered it from the wrath to come, as in Tit. 2. 13, 14. 1 Pet. 4. 13. and 5. v. 1, 4. 1 Thes. 1. 10.
3. It makes the Soule to wait patiently, for the glory that is to be revealed at the second appearing of the man Christ Jesus, whom God hath raised from the dead; which hath also delivered it from the wrath to come, as in Tit. 2. 13, 14. 1 Pet. 4. 13. and 5. v. 1, 4. 1 Thes. 1. 10.
But how (may some say) doth the Devil make his delusions take place in the hearts of poor creatures? Ans. Why. 1. he labours to render the doctrine of the Lord Jesus, and Salvation by him alone, very odious and ⟨image 24⟩low: and also his ordinances, as hearing, reading, meditation, use of the Scriptures, &c. telling poor sinners that these things are but poor, low, carnal, beggarly, empty Notions; preached up by the Clergy-men, who are the Scribes and Pharisees of this Generation; who have the letter, but not the Spirit of God in them; which lead men into the form, but not into the power of the Lord Jesus: And with this persuasion, he also represents the ungodly and base carriage, or behaviour of some, who have taken in hand to preach the Doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ, and thereby he doth render the Gospel of our Lord Jesus the more contemptible and base. ⟨image 25⟩