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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)

A Trumpet blown in Zion, OR An Alarm in God's Holy Mountain: Cont… › MATTH. III. 12. Whose Fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purr…: MATTH. III. 12. Whose Fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and ga…A Trumpet blown in Zion, OR An Allarum in God's Holy Mountain: Cont… › MATTH. III. 12. Whose Fan is in his hand, and he will throughly pur…: MATTH. III. 12. Whose Fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and ga…

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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:171p. 39¶3

3. Be sure Build on Christ alone, and see that that Faith thou hast in him, be the Faith of Gods Elect, which sanctifies both Heart and Life, and is attended with Good Fruits; you must work from Life, and not for Life.

:172p. 40

Consolat. 1. Lastly, By way of Comfort and Consolation: Be not afraid, O Child of God, tho' thou art in Christ's Fan, and art tossed up and down with Temptations, Trials and Afflictions: Know that his Design is wholly herein for thy good, it is but to purge out thy Chaff, that thou as pure white Wheat mayest shine the more bright and clear in Grace and Gospel-Holiness, for Sin and Corruption spoils thy Beauty to all that behold thee. No Doctrine tends to promote Gospel Holiness like the Doctrine of Gods Free-Grace: Shall we sin because grace hath abounded? God forbid.

Consolat. 1. Lastly, By way of Comfort and Consolation: Be not afraid, O Child of God, tho' thou art in Christ's Fan, and art tost up and down with Temptations, Trials and Afflictions: Know that his Design is wholly herein for thy good, it is but to purge out thy Chaff, that thou as pure white Wheat may'st shine the more bright and clear in Grace and Gospel-Holiness, for Sin and Corruption spoils thy Beauty to all that behold thee. No Doctrine tends to promote Gospel Holiness like the Doctrine of Gods Free-Grace: Shall we sin because grace hath abounded? God forbid.

:173p. 40¶2

2. O what a Mercy of Mercies it is that Gods Wrath is appeased towards you: Christs Blood has quenched this dreadful fire, as to you who believe, and indeed nothing else could do it; O bless God for Christ, and for that River of Water which proceeds from him, to the extinguishing this flaming Fire; he hath born it, and allayed it, nay, quite put it out, so that you shall never feel the burning or tormenting Nature thereof.

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MATTH. III. 12. Whose Fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather the Wheat into his Garner, but the Chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.