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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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3. Consider, if thou strivest to go over any other way thou wilt be but a thief and a robber, Joh. 10. 1. compared with ver. 9. And know that none of these (so continuing) shall enter into the Kingdom of he even, 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10.
4. Consider, that if the devil should be too hard for thee and deceive thee by persuading thee to embrace, or entertain a new Gospel; which neither Christ, nor his Disciples did allow of, it would make thee gnash thy teeth when it is too late.
4. Consider, that if the devil should be too hard for thee and deceive thee by perswading thee to embrace, or entertaine a new Gospell; which neither Christ, nor his Disciples did allow of, it would make thee gnash thy teeth when it is too late.
5. Consider, that though ⟨image 42⟩thou hast been deluded by Satan to this day, yet if now thine eyes be opened to see and acknowledge it, though as yet thou hast been either exceedingly wicked,a or an idle,b luke-warm hypocritical professor;c and hast stood it out to the last,d for all this there is hope, and if now thou receive the truth in the love of the truth, being as willing to be rid of the filth of sin, as the guilt of it, thou shalt be saved.