A47542:1502
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.
1. As tasting respecteth Experience, or simple Knowledge of the Truth of a thing, so these Persons may have a taste, i. e. may have a simple Knowledge or Experience of the Truth of the Word of the Gospel; they may taste in this sense, they may believe or be fully convinced in their Consciences by what they have heard, and have met with by such Operations of the Spirit that have past upon them, that the Gospel is true, and that Christ is the only Saviour, and that the Institutions and Ordinances of the Gospel are his Blessed Appointments. Thus many of the Jews tasted of Christ's Word, i. e. They believed in his Name, when they saw the 1Miracles which he did; But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all Men: They gave a true Assent to the Proposition of his Word, yet did not close in with him, they did not consent to receive him, to desire, love and obey him, they had no Union with him by saving Faith; and the like may be said of these Persons in our Text.
1. As tasting respecteth Experience, or simple Knowledg of the Truth of a thing, so these Persons may have a taste, i. e. may have a simple Knowledg or Experience of the Truth of the Word of the Gospel; they may taste in this sense, they may believe or be fully convinced in their Consciences by what they have heard, and have met with by such Operations of the Spirit that have past upon them, that the Gospel is true, and that Christ is the only Saviour, and that the Institutions and Ordinances of the Gospel are his Blessed Appointments. Thus many of the Jews tasted of Christ's Word, i. e. They believed in his Name, when they saw the 1Miracles which he did; But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all Men: They gave a true Assent to the Proposition of his Word, yet did not close in with him, they did not consent to receive him, to desire, love and obey him, they had no Union with him by saving Faith; and the like may be said of these Persons in our Text.