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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.
6. Consider the strict Charge the Father hath given to Christ, as he hath put all Believers into his Hand. (1.) A Charge to redeem them; he laid down his Life as the Father commanded him. (2.) See that in Isa. 49. 9. That thou mayst say to the Prisoners, Go forth; and to them that are in Darkness, Show your selves. He had a Charge to call his Elect out of the Grave of Sin, and to knock off their Fetters, to open their Eyes, and to heal their Wounds. (3.) He hath a Charge to lead them: For he that hath Mercy on them shall lead them, even by the Spring of the Waters shall he guide 1them. Christ hath the Conduct of these redeemed Captives, which we have fully proved by his being called a Shepherd. (4.) He hath received a Charge to receive all the Father hath given him; and those that come unto him, he saith, he will in no 2wise cast out. And this he doth not only out of his own Affections and B. wells to all such poor Sinners, but also as in discharge of his Office as all are put into his Hand. (5.) He hath received also a Charge to perfect that good Work that he hath begun in them: The bruised Reed shall he not break, 3and the smoking Flax shall he not quench, till he hath brought forth Judgment unto Victory. He will carry on that Work in the Soul till it i completed; He shall do this, saith the Father, this is part of his Work and Office which he hath accepted of: And our Saviour takes notice of this thing as his Father's Will and Charge given unto him; And this is the Father's Will that sent me, that of 4all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last Day. My Father sent me to cherish and take care of the poorest and weakest Soul that he hath given me, and to see that none of them be lost; I must, as if he should say, strengthen their Faith, subdue their Corruptions, and never leave them till I present them all before my Father, without Spot, at the last Day. (6) He must give an Account of them also at the last Day, and he will present them all without Blame before the Father, in Love, and say, Behold, here am I, and the Children which thou gavest me, none of them are lost.