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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.
Or thus; That […] will be a Saviour of man, must in the nature of man satisfy and appease the justice and wrath of God▪ and the arguments that I do bring to •rove it by are these.
Or thus; That 〈…〉 will be a Saviour of man, must in the nature of man satis••e and appeas• the justice and wrath of God▪ and the arguments that I doe bring to •rove it by are these.
1. Because, it was man that had offended, and justice required that man must give the satisfaction: And therefore, when he that should be the Saviour, was come, he took upon him the form of a Servant, and was made in the likeness of men, Phil. 2. 7. And in Heb. 2. 14. Because the children were partakers of flesh and blond he also himself likewise took part of the same: to what end▪ that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the Dwell. And is that all? No, but also that he might deliver them who through fear of death, were all their ⟨p. 18⟩life time subject to bondage.
1. Because, it was man that had offended, and •ustice required that man must give the satisfaction: And therefore, when he that should be the Saviour, was come, he tooke upon him the forme of a Servant, and was made in the likeness of men,