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The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…
The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God is drawing the soul to Christ ... : to which is added, in the epistle to the reader, a few words concerning Socinianism ... / by Giles Firmin ...The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God is drawing the soul to Christ ... : to which is added, in the epistle to the reader, a few words concerning Socinianisme ... / by Giles Firmin ...
London: printed 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.
Secondly, What can Grace do? destroy that which is essential to Man as a rational Creature, and yet leave him a man, how absurd are these things?
Secondly, What can Grace do? destroy that which is essential to Man as a rational Creature, and yet leave him a man, how absur'd are these things?
Secondly, This condition is not consistent with a Christian as a Christian: What is a Christian, but one that being united to Christ, doth now live by the Faith of the Son of God, Gal. 2.20. both his life of Justification and Sanctification? but to be content to be without Christ, without Justification, without Sanctification, and remain under his guilt and power of lusts, if Gods pleasure be to have it so (a strange If, a strange supposition) this is contrary to the being of a Christian.
Secondly, This condition is not consistent with a Christian as a Christian: What is a Christian, but one that being united to Christ, doth now live by the Faith of the Son of God, Gal. 2.20. both his life of Justification and Sanctification? but to be content to be without Christ, without Juflification, without Sanctification, and remain under his guilt and power of lusts, if Gods pleasure be to have it so (a strange If, a strange supposition) this is contrary to the being of a Christian.
Object. But, say you, we affirm, the Soul must desire and choose Christ, endeavour and labour after him and holiness.
Object. But, say you, we affirm, the Soul must desire and chuse Christ, endeavour and labour after him and holiness.