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The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /
The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...
printed by Sarah Griffin for Samuel Thomson, 1668
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.
Vain Man what? is Christ divided, and divided against himself; Christ without, against Christ within? His suffering on the Cross, and foregoing obedience, against his Spirit and Government in the Soul? Did Christ die, to take away the necessity of our being Christians? And must his death serve, not to destroy sin out of the world, but Christianity? who hath taught thee so wickedly to misunderstand the design of Christs dying? And ⟨p. 223⟩when the Scripture so plainly tells thee,1 That God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. 2And, That he became the Author of eternal salvation to them that obey him, yea, and that he will come in flaming fire to take vengeance on them that know, and obey him not. What should induce thee to think thou mayst be saved by him, whether thou believest, and obeyest or no?
Vain Man what? is Christ devided, and devided against himself; Christ without, against Christ within? His suffering on the Cross, and foregoing obedience, against his Spirit and Government in the Soul? Did Christ die, to take away the necessity of our being Christians? And must his death serve, not to destroy sin out of the world, but Christianity? who hath taught thee so wickedly to misunderstand the design of Christs dying? And ⟨p. 223⟩when the Scripture so plainly tells thee,1 That God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. 2And, That he became the Authour of eternal salvation to them that obey him, yea, and that he will come in flaming fire to take vengeance on them that know, and obey him not. What should induce thee to think thou mayst be saved by him, whether thou believest, and obeyest or no?