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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…
A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the mediator to believers, and his direful wrath against impenitent sinners containing the substance of near forty sermons upon several subjects / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by the author, 1694
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.
Answ. I answer, for many Reasons.
11. Wheat is a choice Grain, the best Grain, so true Believers are a choice People in Christ's sight: The righteous is more excellent than his Neighbour; they are called the excellent in all the Earth. God calls his People his Jewels, or choice Treasure; they are men of a high and heavenly Birth, of a high sublime and excellent Spirit, they are espoused by an excellent person, act and are influenced by excellent principles, and have glorious Ends and Aims in all they do; and from hence may be compared to Wheat.
- 1Why the Saints are compared to Wheat. Prov. 12 26. Psa. 6. 3. Mat. 3. ult.
2. Wheat hath much pains used with it, the ground must be made good, it must be well ploughed and manured before the Wheat is sown; so the hearts of poor sinners must be first made good, and by spiritual Convictions be ploughed up, before the seed of Grace is sown; for like as Believers are compared to Wheat, so is also the Grace of God.
2. Wheat hath much pains used with it, the ground must be made good, it must be well plow'd and manured before the Wheat is sown; so the hearts of poor sinners must be first made good, and by spirituall Convictions be plowed up, before the seed of Grace is sown; for like as Believers are compared to Wheat, so is also the Grace of God.