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Christ alone the way to Heaven, or, Jacob's ladder improved containing four sermons lately…
Christ alone the way to Heaven, or, Jacob's ladder improved containing four sermons lately preached on Genesis XXVIII, XII : wherein the doctrine of free-grace is displayed through Jesus Christ : also discovering the nature, office, and ministration of the holy angels : to which is added one sermon on Rom. 8, 1 : with some short reflections on Mr. Samuel Clark's new book entitled Scripture justification / by Benjamin Keach.Christ alone the way to Heaven, or, Jacob's ladder improved containing four sermons lately preach'd on Genesis XXVIII, XII : wherein the doctrine of free-grace is display'd through Jesus Christ : also discovering the nature, office, and ministration of the holy angels : to which is added one sermon on Rom. 8, 1 : with some short reflections on Mr. Samuel Clark's new book intituled Scripture justification / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by Benja. Harris, 1698
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CHRIST ALONE THE Way to Heaven: OR, JACOB'S LADDER IMPROVED, &c. › Sermon 1
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2. It therefore ought to be considered how we may know Divine Dreams from others: And this be sure of,1 that whatsoever Dreams tend to draw the Soul from God, or to embrace any Notion, or Doctrine that is repugnant to the Word of God, is not Divine; not from God, but from the Devil.
2. It therefore ought to be considered how we may know Divine Dreams from others: And this be sure of,1 that whatsoever Dreams tend to draw the Soul from God, or to imbrace any Notion, or Doctrine that is repugnant to the Word of God, is not Divine; not from God, but from the Devil.
- 1How to know Diabolical Dreams.
3. Moreover let no person now expect God should speak unto them by Dreams or Visions; for tho' he did so frequently before Christ came, yet Now, in these last days, God hath spoken unto us by his Son;1 and we have a more sure Word of Prophecy: God ⟨p. 10⟩now,2 [as reverend Perkins notes] doth not usually speak to us by Dreams, yet he being a free Agent, may so do if he please; and no doubt, sometimes he doth thus speak [tho' not commonly] for the Instruction and Consolation of his People. Yet let a•• take heed they are not deceived by Dreams: Luther observes how many in his time were deluded b• Dreams, and Visions; which they falsely attribute• to God, as the immediate Author of them, and fro hence prayed earnestly about two things.