A36315:161
Captives bound in chains made free
Captives bound in chains made free by Christ their surety, or, The misery of graceless sinners and their recovery by Christ their saviour by T. Doolittle.
London: printed by A.H. for Tho. Parkhurst, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
As when m•ny persons be in bondage, and are taken captives, that cannot give a ransom for themselves, the Kings son pays it down for them, but ⟨p. 89⟩the King and his Son do propound certain conditions to the Captives, that if they will acknowledge him to be their Redeemer, and will become his servants and his subjects, and be obedient to his Laws, they shall have the benefit of the ransom, but not else; now so many as shall refuse these conditions, must remain, and die, and perish in their fetters, though a sufficient ransom were given for Redemption; so it is in this case, which is easy to apply.
As when m•ny persons be in bondage, and are taken cap•ives, that cannot give a ransome for themselves, the Kings son pays it down for them, but ⟨p. 89⟩the King and his Son do propound certain conditions to the Captives, that if they will acknowledg him to be their Redeemer, and will become his servants and his subjects, and be obedient to his Laws, they shall have the benefit of the ransome, but not else; now so many as shall refuse these conditions, must remain, and die, and perish in their fetters, though a sufficient ransome were given for Redemption; so it is in this case, which is easie to apply.
I beseech you therefore, Sirs, do not any longer flatter and deceive your selves with such groundless hopes of being delivered by the death of Christ from your slavery and bondage, without faith in him, and repentance for your s•n. These things that I am now a preaching, and you are hearing are of everlasting concernment to your Souls. And I desire to preach as one that doth believe, I must give an account to God, what doctrine I deliver, and that you would hear with that seriousness and diligent attention, as those should do, that do believe you must give an account to God at the Great day, for what you hear, and how you do obey it; I charge you therefore in the name of the great eternal God, whose Truths I do declare unto you, that you do not hence-forward hope for deliverance from Hell and wrath to come, though Christ hath died, except you do believe n him, become new creatures, forsake your sn, be sanctified and made holy; and love him