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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.
where it is said, I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, which is the Saviour, Gal. 4. 4. it shall break thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. This was the first discovery of the love of God to lost man: This was the Gospel which was preached to Adam in his generation; in these words was held forth to them in that generation, that which should be further accomplished in after generations.
where it is faid, I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, which is the Saviour, Gal. 4. 4. it shall break thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. This was the first discovery of the love of God to lost man: This was the Gospel which was preached to Adam in his generation; in these words was held forth to them in that generation, that which should be further accomplished in after generations.
2. Another discovery of the ⟨p. 10⟩love of God in the Gospel, was held forth to Noah, in that he would have him to prepare an Ark to save himself withal which Ark did type out the Lord that was to come, and be the Saviour of those whom he before had covenanted for with God the Father. And God said to Noah, the end of all flesh is before me. Make thee an Ark of Gopher wood, Gen. 6. 13, 14. And Chap. 7. 1. The Lord said unto Noah, come thou and all thy house into the Ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
2. Another discovery of the ⟨p. 10⟩love of God in the Gospel, was held forth to Noah, in that he would have him to prepare an Ark to save himself withal• which Ark did type out the Lord that was to come, and be the Saviour of those whom he before had covenanted for with God the Father. And God said to Noah, the end of all flesh is before me. Make thee an Ark of Gopher wood,