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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.
But alas how ignorant are the greatest of those who are called Christians (and must be called so, else they take it in great scorn) of the Truths of Christ? how little do they know of his Person, Offices, or his work of Redemption? put questions to them, what sad answers would they give? 1The story which blessed Pemble gives us of that fine civil man, who had heard three thousand Sermons, yet when on his death bed came to be examined about his knowledge, is very famous; how he understood Christ you may read by his answer. Essex hath been a famous County for preaching, yet one that I know in my Parish, being asked, what is Christ? he could not tell; Is he God or man? I cannot tell, but I think a Spirit. Another on his death-bed, about sixty years of age, when told him what Christ was, what he had done, suffered, fell a wondering, as if they were things he never heard before; yet catechizing besides preaching was set up in the Parish. Little do we know what ignorance is in people.
But alas how ignorant are the greatest of those who are called Christians (and must be called so, else they take it in great scorn) of the Truths of Christ? how little do they know of his Person, Offices, or his work of Redeniption? put questions to them, what sad answers would they give? 1The story which blessed Pemble gives us of that fine civil man, who had heard three thousand Sermons, yet when on his death bed came to be examined about his knowledge, is very famous; how he understood Christ you may read by his answer. Essex hath been a famous County for preaching, yet one that I know in my Parish, being asked, what is Christ? he could not tell; Is he God or man? I cannot tell, but I think a Spirit. Another on his death-bed, about sixty years of age, when told him what Christ was, what he had done, suffered, fell a wondering, as if they were things he never heard before; yet catechizing besides preaching was set up in the Parish. Little do we know what ignorance is in people.
- 1Sermon upon Ignoramus.