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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. We must distinguish between one that might be near to God, or as dear as a Signet on the right Hand, in respect of Place or External Dignity as a King, and God's bringing him from thence by Temporal Punishment; and one that is a Signet upon God's right Hand, in respect of Divine Grace and Favour in Jesus Christ, or as touching his Eternal Election: the latter this Text does not refer unto.
Object. 9. Is it not said, If ye abide in me, and my Words abide in you? &c.
Answ. The Supposition, If ye do, doth not always denote a Possibility that a Person may not do so. See John 15. 10. If ye keep my Commandments, ye shall abide in my Love, even as I have kept my Father's Commandment, and abide in his Love. Was it possible for Christ not to abide in his Father's Love? Our Saviour uses these Expressions as an Argument of Comparison.
1. This shows how acceptable Holiness and Obedience is to God.