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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.
I answer, Christ hath a twofold garner.
First. His Church is his garner.
1. A Garner is prepared on purpose to retain, and safely 1to secure the Wheat in a heap together, where it is carefully to be looked after. So is the Church of God appointed and ⟨p. 30⟩prepared to receive and secure his faithful People together; 'tis not built for Chaff nor Tares, and great care and pains is required of Christs servants in looking to, and taking care of his Spiritual Wheat in his Church.
1. A Garner is prepared on purpose to retain, and safely 1to secure the Wheat in a heap together, where it is carefully to be look'd after. So is the Church of God appointed and ⟨p. 30⟩prepared to receive and secure his faithful People together; 'tis not built for Chaff nor Tares, and great care and pains is required of Christs servants in looking to, and taking care of his Spiritual Wheat in his Church.
- 1The Church is Christs Spiritual Garner.The Church is Christs Spritual Garner.