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A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…
A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are discussed and resolved ... / by Mr. George Gillespie ... ; published by Mr. Patrick Gillespie ...A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are discussed and resolved ... / by Mr. George Gillespie ... ; published by Mr. Patrik Gillespie ...
Edinburgh: printed by Gideon Lithgow for George Swintoun, 1649Edinburgh: printed by Gedeon Lithgovv for George Svvintoun, 1649
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6. There are divers Arminian and Antinomian Tenets, which very much strengthen the hands of the wicked in his wickedness, yet such Tenets are maintained by many of these, who call themselves the godly party, for instance that of universal atonement, and Christ dying for all men, mark but the title of Mr. Moors book: The universality of Gods free grace in Christ, to mankind proclaimed and displayed, &c. that all might be comforted, encouraged, every one confirmed, and assured of the propitiation and death of Christ for the whole race of mankind, and so for himself in particular.
6. There are divers Arminian and Antinomian Tenents, which very much strengthen the hands of the wicked in his wickednesse, yet such Tenents are maintained by many of these, who call themselves the godly party, for instance that of universall atonement, and Christ dying for all men, mark but the title of Mr. Moores book: The universality of Gods free grace in Christ, to mankinde proclaimed and displayed, &c. that all might be comforted, incouraged, every one consirmed, and assured of the propitiation and death of Christ for the whole race of mankinde, and so for himself in particular.
Hereby the same sweetness of Gospel comforts, and the same assurance of an interest in Jesus Christ and his death, is imparted and extended to the humbled, and the unhumbled, to the convinced, and to the unconvinced, to the wounded, and to the unwounded, to believers, and to the unbelievers, to the converted, and to the unconverted; as if all and every one were fit to be comforted and capable of an assurance, that Jesus Christ hath redeemed them, and made satisfaction to the Divine justice in their behalf. If this be not to sow pillows, which sinners may securely lye down and sleep upon, what is?
Hereby the same sweetnesse of Gospell comforts, and the same assurance of an interest in Jesus Christ and his death, is imparted and extended to the humbled, and the unhumbled, to the convinced, and to the unconvinced, to the wounded, and to the unwounded, to beleevers, and to the unbeleevers, to the converted, and to the unconverted; as if all and every one were fit to be comforted and capable of an assurance, that Jesus Christ hath redeemed them, and made satisfaction to the Divine justice in their behalfe. If this bee not to sow pillows, which sinners may securely lye down and sleep upon, what is?