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The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons…
The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons lately preached, in which the errors of the present day about reconciliation and justification are detected / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by S. Bridge, 1698
THE DISPLAY OF Glorious Grace OR THE Covenant of Peace Opened: In S… › Sermon 12 › APPLICATION.
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6. Reproof. But how doth this reprehend their Folly and Ignorance, who affirm that Believers, yea, Justified Persons, may finally and totally fall away and perish? How are such here detected?
Terror. It may also be for Terror to such, who think they are God's People, and yet are Unbelieving, and Profane Persons, they glory they are Christians, born of Christian Parents; nay, Protestants, and know the Articles of their Religion (and were Baptized, as they call Sprinkling) but are Swearers, Drunkards, Unclean Persons, Proud, and Covetous ones, &c. Alas, what will their Religion signify? You hear who are God's People, and what kind of People they are.
Terror. It may also be for Terror to such, who think they are God's People, and yet are Unbelieving, and Prophane Persons, they glory they are Christians, born of Christian Parents; nay, Protestants, and know the Articles of their Religion (and were Baptized, as they call Sprinkling) but are Swearers, Drunkards, Ʋnclean Persons, Proud, and Covetous ones, &c. Alas, what will their Religion signifie? You hear who are God's People, and what kind of People they are.
7. It also shows you the Necessity of Regeneration and Union with Christ, and that you must renounce all for his sake,1 that was once gain to you, or you must perish for ever.
7. It also shews you the Necessity of Regeneration and Union with Christ, and that you must renounce all for his sake,1 that was once gain to you, or you must perish for ever.