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A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto
A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto by death some part whereof was preached on occasion of the death of John Hoghton Esq, eldest son of Sir Charles Hoghton of Hoghton-Tower in the county of Lancaster, Baronet / by John Howe ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1699
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.
Do but consider him who makes the Discovery, and who would not expect from him the utmost efforts of Love and Goodness? From him who is the Brightness of his Fathers Glory, and the express Image of his Person! His Essential Image who is Love! From him who came into this wretched World of ours full of Grace and Truth! And who could not have come but by the inducement of Compassion to our Miseries. From him who knows all things, and whose •ye penetrates into every recess of the vast Hades: All his own Empire, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge: Put who only knows not to deceive: Who ⟨p. 53⟩hath told us, in his Fathers House are many Mansions, and if it were not so, would have told us that, Joh. 14.2. From him into whose mouth guile never entered, but into whose Lips Grace was poured, and is poured out by them; so that the Ear that hath heard him hath born him witness, and filled with wonder those that heard the Gracious words which came out of his Mouth. Who hath told us all concerning that unseen world, that in this our present state it was fit for us to know; and enough, in telling all that will be his followers, that where he is, there he will have them be, Joh. 17.24.
Do but consider him who makes the Discovery, and who would not expect from him the utmost efforts of Love and Goodness? From him who is the Brightness of his Fathers Glory, and the express Image of his Person! His Essential Image who is Love! From him who came into this wretched World of ours full of Grace and Truth! And who could not have come but by the inducement of Compassion to our Miseries. From him who knows all things, and whose •ye penetrates into every recess of the vast Hades: All his own Empire, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge: Put who only knows not to deceive: Who ⟨p. 53⟩hath told us, in his Fathers House are many Mansions, and if it were not so, would have told us that, Joh. 14.2. From him into whose mouth guile never entred, but into whose Lips Grace was poured, and is poured out by them; so that the Ear that hath heard him hath born him witness, and filled with wonder those that heard the Gracicious words which came out of his Mouth. Who hath told us all concerning that unseen world, that in this our present state it was fit for us to know; and enough, in telling all that will be his followers, that where he is, there he will have them be,