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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…

Name: A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…
Author: Benjamin Keach

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.

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London: printed by the author, 1694

[11], 500, [7] p. : port. · 227k words · Wing K69 · ESTC R18541

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

The Trial of the False Professor: OR, The Danger of Final APOSTASY;… › HEB. VI. 4, 5, 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enli…: HEB. VI. 4, 5, 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tas…The Trial of the False Professor: OR, The Danger of Final APOSTACY;… › HEB. VI. 4, 5, 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enli…: HEB. VI. 4, 5, 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightned, and have tas…

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.

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3dly. They may attain unto the Knowledge of all the great and essential Principles of the Christian Religion, and be able to dispute and contend for them also, against Opposers; nay, may be able Preachers of that Holy Doctrine: Have we not prophesied in thy ¹Name? &c. No doubt but Judas was a great Preacher as well as Peter. Yet observe, and note it well, they may be utter Strangers to that Grace, Faith, Love and Regeneration, which they may open, explain, and press upon others.

3dly. They may attain unto the Knowledg of all the great and essential Principles of the Christian Religion, and be able to dispute and contend for them also, against Opposers; nay, may be able Preachers of that Holy Doctrine: Have we not prophesied in thy ¹Name? &c. No doubt but Judas was a great Preacher as well as Peter. Yet observe, and note it well, they may be utter Strangers to that Grace, Faith, Love and Regeneration, which they may open, explain, and press upon others.

1Mat. 7. 22.

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4thly. They may know that Christ is a most blessed and precious Object; but yet never experienced him to be precious above all things to themselves.

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5thly They may know the True Church, and also know what is required of Persons in order to their becoming Members thereof, namely, Repentance, Faith and Baptism: Nay, and they may have some kind of Repentance; Judas repented: Also they may believe; Simon believed: They may have a common Faith, the Faith of Credence, or an Historical Faith; believe the Report of the Gospel and Revelation of Christ, and the Sum of the Christian Religion; nay, believe or receive the Word with some sort of Joy,

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