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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.
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.
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, Mat. 13. 20. Moreover, they may be baptized and received into the Church, and be looked upon to be true Believers: But because these things are daily opened to you, I shall not enlarge further upon them: You that have that excellent Book, called, The Almost Christian, may see how far a Man may go and be but a false Professor. O take heed you rest not on any External Knowledge or Revelation of Divine Things. You can talk of Religion, dispute for those great Points of Faith; you know Truth from Error; and so you may, and yet perish for ever. Moreover consider, that all Convictions that end not in Regeneration, or in true Conversion, or that change not the Heart and Life, will avail you nothing.
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, Mat. 13. 20. Moreover, they may be baptized and received into the Church, and be look'd upon to be true Believers: But because these things are daily opened to you, I shall not enlarge further upon them: You that have that excellent Book, called, The Almost Christian, may see how far a Man may go and be but a false Professor. O take heed you rest not on any External Knowledg or Revelation of Divine Things. You can talk of Religion, dispute for those great Points of Faith; you know Truth from Error; and so you may, and yet perish for ever. Moreover consider, that all Convictions that end not in Regeneration, or in true Conversion, or that change not the Heart and Life, will avail you nothing.