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An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 13: SERM, XIII.
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.
First, Of such, who confound an external Church with an elected, making Gods call, and his election in an equal latitude, thinking that because none but predestinated and truly sanctified men are of the invisible Church, therefore none but such are also of the visible. And then,
Secondly, Of those, who if they be of a Church, especially cleansed from superstitions and profaneness; if the Church be a Reformed Church, they rest in those external administrations, and never attend to the work of grace indeed. For if among Papists, though so greatly polluted, yet the Church is made an Idol to them; no wonder if the Reformed Churches are prone to put confidence in Church-reformations, without attending to internal sanctification. But the Apostle tells us, Gal. 6. 15. That in Christ Jesus neither circumcision, or uncircumcision availeth any thing, but a new creature, that is, no externals in the Church of God, though of his own institution avail any thing without regeneration. Therefore rest not in this, that you are called of God, that ye are his Church; for many taken out of his Church, shall be damned, as well as out of the world; yea more in the Church, that is, the visible Society professing of Christ, will be damned then saved, as appeareth by that expression twice repeated by our Saviour, as being of so great concernment, being worthy to be heard again and again, Many are called, but few are saved, Mat. 22. 14. and 20. 16. And thus much of the Efficient Cause, with the manner [Called of God.]
Secondly, Of those, who if they be of a Church, especially cleansed from superstitions and prophaneness; if the Church be a Reformed Church, they rest in those external administrations, and never attend to the work of grace indeed. For if among Papists, though so greatly polluted, yet the Church is made an Idol to them; no wonder if the Reformed Churches are prone to put confidence in Church-reformations, without attending to internal sanctification. But the Apostle tells us,