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The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…
The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Iury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Tho. Underhill, 1651
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Fifthly,1 There are again some calamities that come upon them because of sin, others for other ends. We acknowledge it as clear as the sun, that many troubles upon the godly, are by way of trial and temptation upon them, and because of the good that is in them; of these the Apostle James speaks, when he bids them count it all joy, when they fall into divers temptations; of these Paul speaks, when he saith he will rejoice in his infirmities; so that the persecutions and miseries which come upon them are an Argument of the good in them, more then of the evils; as the tree that is full of fruit, hath its boughs more broken, then that which is barren, and the Pirates watch for the ship that is fraughted with gold. And thus a martyr comforted himself; That though he had many sins, for which he deserved death, yet he thanked God, that his enemies did not attend to them, but to the good that was in him, and for that he suffered: so then, all the grievances upon the godly are not of the same nature.
Fiftly,1 There are again some calamities that come upon them because of sin, others for other ends. We acknowledge it as clear as the sun, that many troubles upon the godly, are by way of tryal and temptation upon them, and because of the good that is in them; of these the Apostle James speaks, when he bids them count it all joy, when they fall into divers temptations; of these Paul speaks, when he saith he will rejoyce in his infirmities; so that the persecutions and miseries which come upon them are an Argument of the good in them, more then of the evils; as the tree that is ful of fruit, hath its boughs more broken, then that which is barren, and the Pyrates watch for the ship that is fraughted with gold. And thus a martyr comforted himself; That though he had many sins, for which he deserved death, yet he thanked God, that his enemies did not attend to them, but to the good that was in him, and for that he suffered: so then, all the grievances upon the godly are not of the same nature.
- 15 Some calamities for sin, others for other ends.