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Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…
Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ...Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ...
London: printed by Thomas Milbourn for Dorman Newman, 1670
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.
Men and Women generally take Faith to be nothing else, but a loose conjectural application of Christ and his Merits to themselves, not considering that the great saving Office of Faith, is, To unite the Soul to Jesus Christ, Eph. 3.17. It is true, there is no Condemnation; but it is, only to them that are in Christ Jesus, Rom 8.1.
Christ is the hope of Salvation; it is true; I, but it is not simply Christ in the Womb of the Virgin, not simply Christ on the Cross, not Christ in the Grave, no, not (alone) Christ on the Throne; but saith the Apostle, Christ in you, the hope of Glory, Colos. 1.27. It were an easy thing to be saved, if a Christ without us were all; and I know no reason why reprobate men and Devils might not get to Heaven on such terms: No, but as there is no other name under Heaven, 1given amongst men, whereby we must be saved, but the Name of Jesus Christ, i. e. his merit and influence: So, there is no other medium, whereby that merit and influence can be effectually applied to the Soul, but only this spiritual, real, operative, enriching, intimous, total, and inseparable Union with Jesus Christ.
Christ is the hope of Salvation; it is true; I, but it is not simply Christ in the Womb of the Ʋirgin, not simply Christ on the Cross, not Christ in the Grave, no, not (alone) Christ on the Throne; but saith the Apostle, Christ in you, the hope of Glory, Colos. 1.27. It were an easie thing to be saved, if a Christ without us were all; and I know no reason why reprobate men and Devils might not get to Heaven on such terms: No, but as there is no other name under Heaven, 1given amongst men, whereby we must be saved, but the Name of Jesus Christ, i. e. his merit and influence: So, there is no other medium, whereby that merit and influence can be effectually applied to the Soul, but only this spiritual, real, operative, enriching, intimous, total, and inseparable Union with Jesus Christ.