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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. But if any come unto thee, and doth in truth advance the blood, righteousness, resurrection, intercession, and second coming of that very man in the clouds of heaven, that was borne of the Virgin Mary; and doth press thee to believe on what he hath done, (showing thee thy lost condition without ⟨image 39⟩him) and to own it as done for thee in particular, and withal doth admonish thee, not to trust in a bare Notion of it, but to receive it into thy heart, so really, that thy very heart and soul may burn in love to the Lord Jesus Christ again: And doth also teach thee, that the love of Christ should and must constrain thee, not to live to thy self; but to him that loved thee and gave himself for thee, 2 Cor. 5. 14, 15. Eph. 4. 20, 21, 22, 23. 1 Cor. 7 23. ye are bought with a price, be not ye the servants of Men. If hi• conversation be also agreeable to his doctrine, a believing, honest, loving, self-denying courteous Conversation; (he also is a true Christian.) ⟨image 39⟩Receive that Doctrine * and receive it really,1 for it is the Doctrine of God, and of Christ, Gal. 4. 4. Gal. 1. 4. Eph. 1. 7. Rev. 1. 5 Acts 13. 38. Joh. 1. 19. Acts 4. 12.