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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.
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.
Wheat must be weeded as well as gathered into the Barn, and also Threshed, fanned, and well Purged.
Believers may be compared to Wheat upon this respect, Christ takes much pains (to speak after the manner of men) with his own Elect, not only by Ploughing, Manuring, but by sowing, watering, weeding, fanning and Purging them like Wheat.
Believers may be compared to Wheat upon this respect, Christ takes much pains (to speak after the manner of men) with his own Elect, not only by Plowing, Manuring, but by sowing, watering, weeding, fanning and Purging them like Wheat.