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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.
The Major is plain: Gospel-Ministers, who preach the Gospel of Truth, and him who is the Way and Truth, and cannot lye, Tit. 1. must not preach that, or press people to believe that, which if they do believe, as they are pressed, they must most of them believe a lye; this were horrible. Now Gospel-Ministers are to press all men who hear the Gospel to believe in Jesus Christ: This is the ⟨p. 186⟩Commandment of God: For this they are threatened, if they do not believe in him, with the wrath of God. Christ is offered to all, whosoever believe in him. The Texts I have given before.
Object. Ministers are to press all men prepared to believe in Christ.
Object. Ministers are to press all men prepared to belive in Christ.
Answ. First, But what if not prepared? Is it not therefore their duty? If it be not their duty, then I confess all men must not be pressed to believe in him; but then I hope unbelief in them is no sin, because faith is not their duty, because not prepared: So unbelief in Christ shall condemn only those who were prepared for Christ, but did not believe in him.
Answ. First, But what if not prepared? Is it not therefore their duty? If it be not their duty, then I confess all men must not be pressed to believe in him; but then I hope unbelies in them is no sin, because faith is not their duty, because not prepared: So unbelief in Christ shall condemn only those who were prepared for Christ, but did not believe in him.